Firefighters making progress on the Thompson Fire in Butte County
Some containment is holding, but evacuation orders and warnings remain in place.
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Some containment is holding, but evacuation orders and warnings remain in place.
The Thompson Fire ignited Tuesday in the area of Cherokee Road and Thompson Flat Cemetery and has burned more than 3,568 acres.
A Camp Fire survivor freed livestock trapped in the Thompson Fire and was among volunteers providing free food and drinks to evacuees in Oroville.
A Butte County couple fought side-by-side with firefighters to save their home from the Thompson Fire. The fire has burned thousands of acres in the Oroville area, has already destroyed several homes and cars, and has left multiple firefighters injured.
A fire that sparked in the Palermo area of Butte County on Wednesday afternoon forced people to evacuate.
New York Jets quarterback and Butte County native Aaron Rodgers and the North Valley Community Foundation (NVCF) deployed $100,000 to help Thompson Fire evacuees.
Cal Fire firefighters from the Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit responding to the Thompson Fire in the Oroville area were injured in a crash Wednesday morning, officials said.
The evacuation orders and warnings are mostly in the Oroville area. CBS13 spoke to several residents who had to camp in their cars overnight.
The exact number of homes lost to the wildfire is unknown, but it's clear that some structures fell victim to the flames.
The wildfire in Butte County has grown to more than 3,000 acres as of Wednesday morning.
The Thompson Fire burning in Butte County has impacted operations at the Oroville Dam, officials say.
Cal Fire says no containment has been reported yet as of Wednesday morning.
This series of photos depicts the Thompson Fire, which ignited in Butte County on July 2, 2024, and forced a slew of evacuation orders in the Oroville area.
Several zones are under evacuation orders and warnings on Tuesday.
Several zones are under evacuation orders in Butte County.
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