Park Fire grows by more than 12,000 acres; new evacuation orders in Tehama County

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Park ***** grows by more than 12,000 acres; new evacuation orders in Tehama County

After little growth over the weekend, the Park ***** took off Monday afternoon in eastern Tehama County and grew by more than 12,000 acres, burning through the Mill Creek area, the California Department of Forestry and ***** Protection said.

That growth prompted more evacuation orders in the county, Cal ***** said.

As of Tuesday morning, the fourth-largest wildfire in state history has burned 414,042 acres.

Containment on the blaze ******** at 34%.

Cal ***** said, the ***** “burned actively in heavy, receptive fuel beds, including abundant ***** and down fuels in mature stands with more complete consumption in timber nursery stands, understory, and brush.”

“The ***** crossed Tamarack Road into the South Fork Antelope Creek drainage. Crews and aircraft worked aggressively to slow and contain the increased ***** activity,” Cal ***** said.

The ***** also was fueled by low humidity and hotter temperatures.

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“While there were evacuations lifted in both Tehama and Butte Counties, there was one zone that was upgraded to an Evacuation Order west of the intersection of Highways 32 and 36 in Tehama County,” Cal ***** said.

Officials said the hot weather will continue through the week before there is a chance for slight cooling and higher humidity levels by the weekend.

The Park ***** has destroyed 640 structures and damaged 52. Structures include homes, commercial and out-buildings.

Those numbers may not go up as Cal ***** said Monday that damage assessment teams have completed their work.

Meanwhile,

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that shows the structures that have been destroyed and damaged by the Park *****.

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******** closed. The road through the park Highway 89, also is only open as an evacuation route, park official said.

The Park ***** started July 24 in Upper Bidwell Park in Chico and rapidly spread north, racing through Tehama County, before it was stopped just shy of the Shasta County line.

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