13,000 people in Butte County, Northern California, were ordered to evacuate due to the 3,000-acre Thompson fire.

13,000 people in Butte County, Northern California, were ordered to evacuate due to a wildfire named the Thompson fire, which had burned over 3,000 acres as of Wednesday morning. The fire began on Tuesday and has caused power outages, infrastructure damage, and slope failures, leading to a local emergency declaration in Oroville. Governor Gavin Newsom announced federal assistance to support the response to the Thompson Fire.

July 03, 2024
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