Just a short post on the Camp Fire which has continued to grow overnight. Now the blaze has jumped across Lake Oroville, setting three peninsulas aflame. I’ve seen the area of Lake Oroville that the fire jumped last night, and I’m aghast.
The California Statewide Fire Map shows the Camp Fire has reached the far eastern outskirts of Chico, and has crossed Highway 99 south of Chico, east of Durham.
This remains an extremely dangerous fire.
7:55 a.m.
California fire officials say a blaze in Northern California that wiped out a town and killed at least 29 people grew slightly overnight and that strong winds that could fan flames are again expected in the area by Monday afternoon.
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said Monday the blaze that started Thursday near the town of Paradise grew 3 square miles (8 square kilometers) to 177 square miles (303 square kilometers). It remains 25 percent contained.
Fire behavior specialist at Cal Fire Jonathan Pangburn says the blaze was active all night long and jumped 300-feet (90-meters) across a portion of Lake Oroville at least three times.
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