100s Trapped In Town As Park Fire Explodes Thousands Of Acres
THIS INFORMATION WAS AS OF 7-24-24 AT 9PM AND IS NOT MOST CURRENT
INCIDENT DATE/TIME: 7.24.24 | 9 PM
LOCATION: Upper park rd. and upper bidwell park
AREA/CITY: Chico
DETAILS:
- The Fire known as the Park incident has exploded to thousands of acres in just a few hours.
- 100s of vehicles and residents are now trapped and cut off from evacuating down Cohasset rd, where the fire has overtaken the exit route out of town, and residents and vehicles are sheltering in place under the protection of first responders.
- The fire started around 3 PM this afternoon as a small grass fire. After an hour, it exploded to over 2,000 acres, starting from the Chico Valley and running all the way into the foothills.
- A video was taken from Cohasset Rd as we tried to access the community of Cohasset, but the fire completely blocked us from continuing to progress.
- Fire resources are bravely attempting to drive through the flames wall and access the town.
- Incident command is talking about the possibility of ordering National Guard helicopters to possibly start evacuating people by air from the heli-base at the top of Cohasset
- More details and videos are coming.
HANDLING AGENCIES: Multi-Agency
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