Suspect allegedly pushed burning car into gully which started Park fire as other fires scorch Pacific north-westA California man was arrested on Thursday and accused of starting the state’s largest wildlife of the year by pushing a burning car into a gully.The flames have since exploded into what is now the Park fire, which has burned more than 71,000 acres (28,733 hectares) near the city of Chico. Evacuations were ordered in Butte and Tehama counties, with the blaze only 3% contained early on Thursday. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/jul/25/wildfires-west-coast-canada
Author : Dani Anguiano in Chico and Anna Betts in New York
Publish date : 2024-07-25 20:07:02
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Man accused of starting California’s largest wildfire of the year is arrested
