The Thompson fire broke out before noon Tuesday about 70 miles north of Sacramento, in and around the city of Oroville, in Butte County. It sent up a huge plume of smoke that could be seen from ...

Josh Edelson, AFP via Getty Images A car burn as flames engulf a home during the Thompson fire in Oroville, California on July 2, 2024. A heatwave is sending temperatures soaring resulting in red ...

This article has been updated to reflect the current situation since it was first reported on July 23, 2024 at 2:40 p.m.

When authorities ordered Brian Wong and his neighbors to evacuate as the Thompson fire bore down on the city of Oroville this week, the restaurant owner knew he couldn’t leave. He had learned ...

The Thompson Fire in Oroville, Calif., started on July 2 and quickly spread more than 3,000 acres as heat wave temperatures topped 100 degrees. (Video: AP) LOS ANGELES — An aggressive wildfire ...

LATEST July 2, 8 p.m. The Thompson Fire that's burning near Oroville in Northern California is threatening critical infrastructure that provides the community with water and power, Garrett ...

Wildfire ravaged the Havilah and Piute Meadows areas late Friday and early Saturday as hot, dry conditions fed the 4-day-old Borel Fire's continuing spread over a portion of Sequoia National Forest ...

The Thompson fire tripled in size overnight from ... a mixture of both grass and heavy brush,” Carhart said. “The fire [spread] across by flying embers that flew across the water and then ...

The Thompson Fire broke out before noon Tuesday about 70 miles (110 kilometers) north of Sacramento, near the city of Oroville in Butte County. It sent up a huge plume of smoke that could be seen ...

The blaze began Tuesday at about 11 a.m. along Cherokee and Thompson Flat Cemetery roads near Lake Oroville. The flames spread quickly. At one point, grass and brush were on fire on the face of ...