CHICO — Northern California’s Park Fire has surpassed 360,000 acres burned as evacuation orders affect four counties—Butte, Tehama, Shasta and Plumas.
Cal Fire reported that containment increased to 12% on Sunday morning. The Park Fire is the largest wildfire in the state so far this year and the seventh-largest wildfire in California history, burning 360,141 acres as of Sunday evening, Cal Fire reports.
The fire has scorched an area more than five times the size of the city of Sacramento.
Cal Fire reported the fire was burning through fire retardant lines in Tehama County and was spreading at a rapid rate of 4,000 to 5,000 acres per hour on Friday. Most of the burn area was in Tehama County with the flames spreading north toward…
