Two major fires broke out locally Wednesday, with one arising from a scrap yard in Oroville and the second burning a portion of Bidwell Park in Chico.
A truck carrying a load of hay and pulling a horse trailer heads west on Eaton Avenue after being doused by fire retardant sometime before arriving in Chico. The Park Fire started in Upper Bidwell Park and quickly grew to more than 1,500 acres.
A firefighter works from atop a fire truck ladder to extinguish flames Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at Crown Metals o]in the 4800 block of Feather River Boulevard in Oroville, California. A firefighter climbs a fire truck’s ladder to fight a fire Wednesday, July 24, 2024 in Oroville, California. As of 3 p.m. Wednesday, the first big fire of the day — the Scrapyard Fire in Oroville –nwas still burning.
In Chico, Carhart said, Cal Fire-Butte County dispatched firefighters to the Park Fire. According to the Watch Duty App, an additional 10 engines and six crews were requested by the incident commander.
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