The Park Fire has burned 429,460 acres but only about 200 over the past week, authorities said.
A month into fighting the state’s largest wildfire, Cal Fire crews have reached nearly two-thirds containment, and the fire’s growth has slowed considerably.
The fire started July 24 at Upper Bidwell Park in Chico. Authorities say a man pushed his burning car down an embankment, sparking the blaze. It is the fourth-largest wildfire in California history.Thursday in Butte County Superior Court to a charge of “willful and malicious arson,” as well as to four enhancements included with the charge, authorities said.
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