Park Fire Day 2: More Structures Are Lost as Fire Explodes in Chico
THIS INFORMATION WAS AS OF 7-25-24 AT 6:00 PM AND IS NOT THE MOST CURRENT INFO
INCIDENT DATE/TIME: 7.25.24 | 7:30 PM
LOCATION: Park Fire
AREA/CITY: Chico
DETAILS:
- The south side of the fire made a heavy impact on highway 32 and claimed multiple structures as the fire tore out of Big Chico Creek Canyon.
- Dozens of engine poured into the area to try and protect the neighborhoods and were successful at many homes but homes were still lost to the fire.
- The main fire activity is not on highway 32 but remains up cohasset rd to the east as a massive pyrocumulous smoke column dominates the fires behavior.
- The current size of the fire is mapped at 125 thousand acres.
HANDLING AGENCIES: Multi-Agency