Butte fire grows to 18,000 acres as residents abandon cars to flee on foot

CAL FIRE’s Butte Unit reported that an 18,000-acre wildfire in Butte County forced the evacuation of 26,000 people from the town of Paradise Thursday afternoon, propelled by winds of up to 50 mph.

Butte fire grows to 18,000 acres as residents abandon cars to flee on foot

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