A Chico man, Ronnie Stout, was arrested Thursday. Officials said witnesses saw him pushing a burning car down an embankment where the fire started.
Seen in a long-exposure photograph, the Park Fire burns along Highway 32 in the Forest Ranch community of Butte County, Calif., on Thursday.
Northern California’s massive Park Fire continued to grow overnight, fueled by wind and dry, hot weather. The wildfire, which authorities believe was an act of arson, reached more than 145,000 acres by late Thursday and was only 3 percent contained.
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