{"id":2289724,"date":"2024-07-05T20:08:58","date_gmt":"2024-07-06T00:08:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/evacuations-ordered-as-california-wildfire-spreads-cause-still-under-investigation\/"},"modified":"2024-07-05T20:14:59","modified_gmt":"2024-07-06T00:14:59","slug":"evacuations-ordered-as-california-wildfire-spreads-cause-still-under-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/evacuations-ordered-as-california-wildfire-spreads-cause-still-under-investigation\/","title":{"rendered":"Evacuations Ordered as California Wildfire Spreads, Cause Still Under Investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fevacuations-ordered-as-california-wildfire-spreads-cause-still-under-investigation%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2289724&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>On July\u200b 5, 2024, firefighters in California \u200bmade progress\u2064 in containing a \u200bwildfire near the city of Oroville. The Thompson \u2064Fire, which had triggered\u2062 extensive evacuation\u2063 orders, was measured at just under 6 \u200csquare miles with containment rising to 46 percent. Most <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hawaii-residents-on-maui-ordered-to-evacuate-after-dam-floods-area\/\" title=\"Hawaii: Residents on Maui ordered to evacuate after dam floods area\">evacuation orders<\/a> for about 17,000 people\u2064 were lifted. However, damage assessments revealed that\u2064 25 \u2062structures had been\u200d destroyed. Another blaze, the French Fire, erupted\u2062 in the town of Mariposa, leading to evacuations. Firefighters were able to build containment lines and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heres-to-new-life-in-the-new-year\/\" title=\"Here&#039;s to New Life in the New Year\">make progress<\/a> as winds calmed down. In addition \u2062to the structures destroyed by the Thompson \u200dFire, six \u200cothers \u2063were damaged. Fire risk was expanding \u2064on the West Coast, and the situation was being \u2062closely monitored.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"> <?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/ap-reports\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/ap-reports\/%20\"><span>The Associated Press<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   July 5, 2024 at 12:06pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Firefighters made progress Friday against a California wildfire that triggered extensive evacuation orders, but damage assessments raised the number of destroyed structures to 25, and forecasters said heat and fire risk were expanding on the West Coast.<\/p>\n<p>Containment of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/thousands-californians-forced-flee-freak-disaster-ravages-homes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Thompson Fire<\/a> near the Butte County city of Oroville rose overnight from 29 percent to 46 percent, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. The fire was measured at just under 6 square miles after only slight growth overnight.<\/p>\n<p>Most evacuation orders covering about 17,000 people were lifted Thursday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/investigation-underway-two-firefighters-found-dead-hundreds-miles-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Firefighters<\/a> \u201cdid a really good job yesterday\u201d enforcing containment lines, and wind hasn\u2019t been a factor, said Cal Fire Capt. Alejandro Cholico, a fire spokesman.<\/p>\n<p>A new blaze dubbed the French Fire erupted Thursday evening and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/idalia-path-tracker-watch-live-where-is-the-hurricane-and-where-will-it-make-landfall\/\" title=\"Track Idalia&#039;s path LIVE: Hurricane location and landfall predictions.\">triggered evacuations<\/a> in the small Gold Rush town of Mariposa in the Sierra Nevada foothills along a highway leading to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/yosemite-officials-urge-visitors-knock-rock-stacks-encounter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yosemite National Park<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Bulldozers and crews built a line across the entire eastern side of Mariposa as flames spread over 1.3 square miles before fire activity moderated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWinds have calmed, which has helped firefighters make progress overnight,\u201d a Cal Fire status report said.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to structures destroyed by the Thompson Fire, six others were damaged. There was no immediate information on the types of structures, but several homes were seen ablaze after the fire broke out Tuesday morning about 70 miles north of Sacramento.<\/p>\n<p>The number of reported firefighter injuries was lowered from four to two, Cholico said. The cause of the blaze remained under investigation.<\/p>\n<p>The Oroville region is familiar with catastrophic events. The deadliest and most destructive wildfire in state history nearly wiped out the town of Paradise in Butte County in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Forecasters, meanwhile, warned California\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/american-man-disappears-while-on-vacation-it-is-strange\/\" title=\"American Man Vanishes on Vacation: &#039;It Is Strange\">blistering heat wave<\/a> will continue and spread into the Pacific Northwest and adjacent western states.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe duration of this heat is also concerning as scorching above average temperatures are forecast to linger into next week,\u201d the National Weather Service wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Among extremes, the forecast for Furnace Creek in Death Valley National Park calls for daytime highs of 129 degrees on Sunday and then around 130 through Wednesday. The <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/death-valley-heat-wave-california-hottest-record-c1b2d83dc384e46f133d460893787c52\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official world record for hottest temperature<\/a> recorded on Earth was 134 degrees in Death Valley in July 1913, but some experts dispute that measurement and say the real record was 130 recorded there in July 2021.<\/p>\n<p>Numerous wildfires have erupted since the late spring across California, largely feeding on abundant grasses that grew during <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/california-storms-flooding-016af2dde316f0ac978a4f606f2a4f44\">back-to-ba<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/california-storms-flooding-016af2dde316f0ac978a4f606f2a4f44\">ck wet winters<\/a> and have since dried.<\/p>\n<p>Most have been kept small, but some have grown large. The biggest active fire is the Basin Fire in the Sierra National Forest, where nearly 22 square miles have burned since late June. It was 46 percent contained Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The Western Journal has reviewed this Associated Press story and may have altered it prior to publication to ensure that it meets our editorial standards.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/body><\/html><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Firefighters in California have made progress in containing a wildfire that caused many people to evacuate. The fire has destroyed 25 structures, and the heat and fire risk on the West Coast is increasing. The Thompson Fire near Oroville is now 46 percent contained, and a new fire called the French Fire has also caused evacuations. Despite the damage, firefighters have been able to make progress due to calm winds. The region is no stranger to wildfires, with the deadliest fire in state history occurring in 2018. The heat wave in California is expected to continue, with temperatures reaching extreme levels in Death Valley. 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