California wildfires rage on as firefighters work to contain them

California's wildfires are continuing to burn as firefighters work to contain them.

California's wildfires are continuing to burn as firefighters work to contain them.

The Park Fire in Butte and Tehama counties is currently the largest of California's active fires and the state's seventh largest wildfire on record. It has burned over 360,000 acres with only 12% containment as of Monday morning, according to Cal Fire.

The Park Fire started at a park in Chico on Wednesday and rapidly moved into wildlands to the north, blossoming to over 348,000 acres with no containment by Saturday afternoon, per Cal Fire.

It has surpassed the size of the 2020 North Complex Fire, and is closing in on the 2020 LNU Lightning Complex Fire, which is the current sixth largest fire in California's history.

Firefighters set a backfire on the eastern front of the Park Fire, near Chico, Calif., on July 28, 2024David McNew / Getty ImagesAuthorities allege the Park Fire was started when a man pushed a car that was on fire into a gully on Wednesday. A suspect, Ronnie Dean Stout II, 42, of Chico, was arrested on Thursday, Ramsey said. He was booked on suspicion of felony arson and held without bail, according to Butte County Jail records.

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