Update 6:48 p.m. Saturday, July 7, 2018 - Butte County CAL FIRE is responding to a fire in Yuba County, that is not currently threatening Butte County. Photo above was taken by viewer Javier Carmona from Thermalito, near Oroville.
BUTTE COUNTY, Calif. - CAL FIRE has been busy fighting fires in Butte County Saturday.
During the 4:00 hour they have been responding to Berry Creek, to the Vista Fire located at Oro Vista and Bean Creek Road. Public Information Officer Rick Carhart told Action News Now a metal storage type of container box was destroyed by fire, but it did not spread to nearby vegetation.
During the 3:00 hour CAL FIRE saved several homes on Cherokee Road when a vegetation fire got out of hand. They were able to stop the Dutzell Fire at four acres. One trailer and one outbuilding were destroyed.
#DutzellFire [update] Forward progress stopped at 4 acres. Structure threat mitigated. pic.twitter.com/Ob5dsX0mre
— CAL FIRE Butte Unit/Butte County Fire Department (@CALFIRE_ButteCo) July 7, 2018
Another fire CAL FIRE Butte Unit responded to earlier Saturday was the Yankee Fire, which was held at a quarter acre. It was an Yankee Vista Circle and Yankee Hill Road.#DutzelFire [update] One outbuilding, one vehicle, one trailer destroyed. Numerous homes saved by firefighters. pic.twitter.com/EX7sjzvVFQ
— CAL FIRE Butte Unit/Butte County Fire Department (@CALFIRE_ButteCo) July 7, 2018
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