California's Thompson Fire forces evacuations, destroys homes

The Thompson Fire has forced evacuations in Butte County, California, as firefighters try to contain flames that spread across 3,000 acres. CBS News Sacramento's Rachel Wulff reports from Oroville.
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[@breal7277]

Prayers for the fire fighters who are battling this fire in this heat. 🚒

[@phillyunrau4736]

WINDFARMS are causing WEATHER WARFARE 🔥 putting Electricity into the Atmosphere and

[@j-ry-daflyguy]

It's where I live in another fire just broke out in the same town on the other side of town so we're surrounded by fires right now and so just keep us in your prayers

[@nas6362]

Will do 🙏🙏🙏

[@nchevrea]

This is frightening. Seems like fires are the new normal now days. I owned a house in Oroville 10 years ago. There was never a problem with fires back then. I pray for you to find strength and to be safe. 🙏🏼

[@loismiller7742]

Facts aren't right out the gate by first reporter. The lady reporter, Rachel, got it right. 23,000 of us evacuated Fire blew up in a couple of hours. The town of Oroville is ok, the communities of Kelly Ridge, Mt Ida, vulnerable.

[@nchevrea]

🙏🏼

[@DesertRat5073]

Glad y'all made it out ok. Sorry for anyone who lost homes etc. My prayers for y'all and anyone in it's path.

[@loismiller7742]

@@DesertRat5073 Thank you. It seems 7 FF were injured. Some were in a fire truck that blew a tire, rolled over on its roof. I haven't heard of any citizen injuries @ fire or evac.

[@ydne]

What about camping areas around Lake Oroville? Kelly Point looks like it could be cut off. With tomorrow being the Fourth of July, camping areas might be near capacity.

[@loismiller7742]

@@ydne check websites. I heard all park facilities have shut down. Not sure. This was a big hit to the area.

[@JennyWren333]

Thankful for our firefighters.

[@magoo6475]

Just like Hawaii, strange.

[@coreytrevor1311]

Strap in California. Your insurance rates are about to triple.

[@desiswag907]

Our insurance wasn’t renewed. I was told the company no longer doing business in CA

[@YourName-jm7lz]

No ,it doesnt....says a CA native.

[@luizruiz7162]

I'm praying everyone makes it out safe

[@orochimarugaymer1565]

Safe your pets. Don’t be selfish and try and wait it out and then you aren’t allowed to get them .

[@crustydood7281]

If you don’t treat your pet like family, you shouldn’t have them

[@Texaslife98]

@crustydood7281 Well one thing is for sure, your username is very fitting. Second of all, a pet is a PET. Not apart of your family, it would be insane to ask people to potentially get themselves killed if they do happen to lose track of their pet. I am absolutely sick of people putting their pets lives over the lives of their fellow human, and even their children or family. A pet is on the lowest hierarchy of a family, it is not equal to a child or family member. You can replace a dog a hundred times, but you can never replace or even replicate a family member or child.

[@crustydood7281]

I got my dog when I was homeless and we hitch hiked across the country more 6 times together. What my dog an I went through is far beyond just some random dog you leave in a back yard 12 hours out of the day. We actually have memories and looked out for each other, I can’t replace that with another dog. Now that Im a chef de partie with my own place she can rest easy for her senior years. I’d gladly go through hell and back for my dog, sorry you don’t have that kinda relationship with your “pets”

[@bk9852]

@@Texaslife98 HEARTLESS To Texas Life 98

[@Xrpurple]

Why does this look like the common non blue roof fires of California and Hawaii? Cars burning but trees good, pattern??

[@user-xj1fu8bd8m]

Thank You!

[@oACE20o]

it blew up to 2,000 acres in just 5 hours, 24 hours later it's at 3,500 acres and least 3 homes burned. and 13,000 people evaced. This fire is only 20 minutes from me by car.

[@PauloAdriano-zo2ng]

That's nice! But why do you wanna get there by car?🤨 How about walking instead?🤔

[@gordonwardhaugh8266]

Let me guess anything the color blue was spared from the fire❤❤

[@deadcarz4926]

If you live in CA, you will always be near a fire.

[@bestiefswlady5251]

Isn’t Oraville only about 35 miles away from Paradise? Yikes, I hope most of these people still had home insurance because I’ve heard about so many getting canceled in the past year or so.

[@oACE20o]

@@bestiefswlady5251 I'm in Chico, but yes it's close to Paradise as well. It's not heading that way winds blowing other direction.

[@irishgrl]

As someone who had to evac during the #CampFire of 2018 that burned 90% of the Town of Paradise, pix like these are like Deja vu…

[@anekaschelbeck2644]

I lived through the paradise fire too it was all lit by direct energy weapons notice the houses and the vehicles burn but the trees don't

[@rutycalderongoldshmid357]

Ooooh Thank you for say that!!

[@rwstavros]

notice the trees are still standing and not burned. The houses are a bigger threat than the trees.

[@mizb.9170]

Doesn’t make sense

[@rwstavros]

@@mizb.9170 Look at most urban or suburban fires, the houses burn, the wooden fences burn, the outbuildings burn, they catch the trees on fire. I would dare say the burning embers from these things are more responsible than the living plant material. Yes, vegetative detritus is a problem (i.e., leaves, bark, etc.). Some exceptions are some of the palms.

[@anekaschelbeck2644]

DEW direct energy weapons

[@SaneSociety1]

Please just show the fire, it's aftermath, and those fighting the fire. With a voiceover for context. Get the newscasters and the fancy graphics out of the way.

[@nas6362]

Agreed

[@kathianderson6485]

What about all the animals????

[@LillyofSooth]

My heart breaks and my tears fall for these innocent victims.

[@arizonanative7409]

Prayers for all affected from very hot, dry Phoenix. 😢

[@DreamsOfFinland]

after the Paradise fire, California residents know when they are told GO to GO. Losing everything is horrible but do not die to try to beat fires. over 100 degrees today, everyone is on alert.

[@Novastar.SaberCombat]

Depends. In some cases, the pain, anguish, money, and efforts to "start again" just aren't worth it. 😕 I, for one--if I lived there and was threatened by losing it all--I'd stay. And yes, I'd remain FULLY aware of my upcoming Fate. And I'd embrace it, baby. 💪😎✌️ 🔥🔥🔥

[@copperhopperwarren4788]

​@@Novastar.SaberCombatyeah... alot of people who DON'T LIVE in Fire Zones say the same thing... Sure is easy to sit there and bray bullcrap from your sofa.

[@andreabontempo643]

It's curious why metal cars burning but not the trees

[@rockingredpoppy9119]

fuel?

[@monicaclark9581]

Kind if like what happened in Maui several months ago. Super intense fires to melt metal but not to incinerate a tree close by. Heat waves in California are not new but the way they generate rapidly and intensely does seem different.

[@Beginnerreadsthebible]

110F in Sacramento today

[@seamusoreilly804]

And we have several days of this to go... 😬

[@TSUNAMICali]

All that Gavin Hot Air. 😂😅

[@JeromeGunsalus-zn5ph]

Looks a lot like what happened in Hawaii !

[@marialuzmaytorena7095]

May God bless our firefighters 🚒 🙏🙏🙏🙌

Too bad there's no god.

[@chicagoalmighty45th95]

I applied for CalFire and never got a response. I’m ready to work for free.

[@publicuser2534]

Reapply…tis the season.

[@newagain9964]

Easiest way to work for calfire is go to Prison. Thx Kamala! 👎

[@AppalachianPatriot]

What position did you apply for?

[@mannyechaluce3814]

@@AppalachianPatriot Fire Chief

[@AppalachianPatriot]

@@mannyechaluce3814 There’s the problem.

[@Undefeated0-0]

I was there yesterday saving some horses. Once it crossed feather river I knew it was bad

[@serenitygilles7064]

same

[@mikes1776]

Very selective burning. That takes a narrow beam that is very controllable to do that kind of damage.

[@user-yp6ev9oi2t]

Isn't your aluminum foil hat getting a bit to tight ?

[@evlynealeshire5850]

@@user-yp6ev9oi2tNo, you are just not using your brain.

[@anekaschelbeck2644]

DEW direct energy weapons

[@LukeAntunes]

Let me guess: PG&E’s faulty equipment is to blame again? And the Gov. office signed off on the safety inspection again???

[@coraltown1]

🤡

[@tapeglue8315]

Grow up.

[@LukeAntunes]

@@tapeglue8315 grow up? That is exactly how the Paradise fire went down. Do your research

[@volleyplay1]

@@tapeglue8315 You need to be informed and stop acting like this is not that case. California is such a corrupt state. I live here and see how all these fires are man made and are being set and then blamed on climate change. Wyoming has forest management and notice how big their fires get and how much destruction they have and all because they tend to the forest like it should be but common sense is gone.

[@evlynealeshire5850]

@@tapeglue8315Use your brain. Do you have one?

[@lindareyes4831]

If you come across this, please send your prayers and positive energy. I’ve been battling health issues for years.

[@user-ok8tn6ws8t]

SET UP CAMERAS IN & AROUND YOUR TOWNS.

[@dfernandez3482]

They got Lahaina'd 😮😰😢

[@matt25675]

Yup

[@gordonwardhaugh8266]

Does Oprah own any land near there❤❤

[@persiancucumber9255]

D.E.W.’s Allegedly of course.🧂🇺🇸

[@TheAircool1]

​@@1truth1loveYes actually. North Americsn trees have evolved to withstand fires since they are a normal part of north america's climate.

[@HammyGirl999]

And Lahaina got “Paradised”.

[@hawaiianeye8584]

Looks like the Maui fire, Paradise fire and Malibu fire. Amazing the trees are still untouched by a so forest fire that burned houses to the ground.

[@google_is_a_criminal]

It's called hot, dry wind. This is nothing new in this part of the country.

[@Demigod_3scrub]

Cali can't catch a break

[@bull-890]

We should be wonder why! Could be that newson needs more billions.

[@bull-890]

We should be wonder why!

[@flossyraven]

Uhm... natural disasters are happening everywhere. People hear about a California fire and act like nowhere else is suffering. I guess hurricanes, flooding and tornadoes no longer exist.

[@carlitoscard4248]

i hear fireworks during triple digits temperature and nobody cares to stop it,, here in north California

[@breezybird403]

Santa Ana will have so many all night tonight, the fourth. We can hear fireworks and see the smoke here in Irvine.

[@LillyofSooth]

And in Southern California, too...perhaps all over. People are not using their brains!

[@spencerathearn3586]

3 things guaranteed in California high gas prices, earthquakes and fires

[@theguildedscribe777]

Please help me understand the forest of standing trees just behind a home reduced to ashes. Help me understand how fires burn. I thought I knew, but it appears they are selective and everything in a fires path does not burn. How can this be true with such raging and ferocious heat?

[@anekaschelbeck2644]

DEW direct energy weapons

[@kitten.1962]

Amazing how the trees aren't burning just like all the other massive fires.. cars trucks burning but not trees? Cars aren't flammable like that . Our higher ups are involved. Edw

[@matt25675]

Yep

[@patrisio3]

There are certain species of trees that are more fire resistant (not fire proof) than most people know. Been here 16 years and have seen fires start by a fool and fireworks right in front of my eyes with same tree results. The West has a lot of tree species like this since wildfires are very common every year in the West and trees developed resistance a very long time ago. But trees east of the Rockies will burn just like anything else in a wildfire since there are no fire resistant species.

[@kayk1475]

Cars have gasoline, making them flammable

[@777noirkat]

Let me guess you also believe the earth is 6000 years old-

[@kategarcia4301]

Trees especially the Oaks have water held in the trunk. The bark may burn but a healthy tree has a chance. At least that is what I heard.

[@electricbeaver854]

2000 Acres in five hours and three thousand acres in twenty hours, not two thousand acres in twenty-four hours, this fire exploded. 13000 evacuated. I am working on the dam, and we are shut down down with no return date, for obvious reasons.

[@gordonwardhaugh8266]

Did anyone see the Green Lasers let me know in the comments❤❤

[@lisamurray5223]

@gordonwardhaugh8266 I truly hope you are able to find the help you so desperately need. 🙏🏻

[@evlynealeshire5850]

@@lisamurray5223 Do you have critical thinking skills? I am not sure that you do.

[@lisamurray5223]

@@evlynealeshire5850 take the tinfoil hat off.😂

[@Anne-LiseH]

At least Ukraine got another money drop. Too bad we can’t pay for water planes to fight fires here.

[@robertcockrill7835]

How did it start?

[@Whyistomatoafruit]

Had no idea this fire isn’t far from Paradise…same county. Gives me chills.

[@usrIO30581l]

Why didn’t Newsom didn’t invest in more helicopters 🚁 and water reservoirs at the hills?

[@Money_Facer]

If your address is burned up, do you still get to vote in November?

[@josephmedina6403]

First the dam in oroville failed ! Now fire .

[@AKAAAK]

Good thing insurance companies are canceling policies 😮

[@terrancestodolka4829]

God bless and keep are firefighters safe...

[@user-ok8tn6ws8t]

How did the fires start???? Backburning???

[@AscheWholeProductions]

Fires don't start themselves. Remember that.

[@phileveritt2373]

HOW is it possible to have tree's unaffected, no burnt leaves, next to a burned out car or house?

[@cecilepham-nguyen2552]

Oh no😢!

[@QUACKERBACKER101]

My first thought is arson...the reason is we never hear how it started or location...just the fear part. Ugg I'm to cynical

[@user-ok8tn6ws8t]

ABSOLUTELY 💯 PERCENT CORRECT

[@loulopez554]

😢😢😢

[@stephenmiller5023]

Anywhere near Gov Newsome’s house?? Hopefully…….??🤔😉. I think he needs to lose everything he values and start from scratch to get a feel for how a vast Majority of people in my once great state are feeling or going through themselves since he’s taken office . Sorry if this offends anyone out there , but you cannot deny it any longer ….😐

[@judyheim6998]

You didn’t even enticingly that it’s over100 in northern Ca where the fire is and will remain over 100 for as many days as the weather app goes out . I’m talking days of 111. 108, 109 etc.

[@jstbrznby-g7v]

We’ve had such a drought throughout the southwest that many areas are math sticks, but CA actually walked right out of their drought and now they will have to deal with the plants and tree growth. God forbid they cut back the dead shrubs and dried up,trees. I feel for them. Paraders for all the firefighters, residents, and wildlife!

[@nchevrea]

Try to stay strong and praying for your safety. 🙏🏼

[@dawnowen2796]

The trees are not

[@matt25675]

DEW

[@andreabontempo643]

Normal fires don't incinerate homes and leave the trees standing. Once again like Lahaina and Paradise

[@waterhammer5807]

🙄

[@ggjohnson5754]

Oh stop with your conspiracies and acknowledge that climate change is real!

[@user-ok8tn6ws8t]

Yep

[@christianshauntvideos6728]

Yep was there last month. Burnt down homes next to a gas station misses the whole area where big corporations like Safeway are but hits all small businesses in Lahaina. And they are guarding it like hawks…

[@user-ok8tn6ws8t]

@@andreabontempo643 THEY SHALL CALL EVIL GOOD AND GOOD EVIL IN THAT DAY.

[@Thewiseman215]

I hate seeing stuff like this sad 😔

[@DJVirgoNeun1]

Good lord. No wonder it's expensive there!

[@Chap17]

Prayers to All😢❤❤❤❤❤

[@sarachan8932]

🔥 🔥 …. The animals 💔😢😢😢😢

[@warneckefarm6812]

If the fire started by electric lines the company dosnt want to pay,,they never do what a waist

[@andreabontempo643]

It's not. It's called direct energy weapons.

[@warneckefarm6812]

@andreabontempo643 yes I agree, I was just try too put it out,,and they will say all this other BS,, problem is you/we have to prove that's what happen

[@andreabontempo643]

@@warneckefarm6812 it’s easy to prove. But does anyone do anything about it? Nope

[@nchevrea]

@@andreabontempo643nothing surprises me anymore.

[@christianshauntvideos6728]

@@andreabontempo643 maui definitely was….. It was super odd …. Went there last month…

[@Raider870]

PG & E raised our prices to fix this problem by putting those power lines growing in trees 😂😂😂. Underground literally did patches across 20 miles maybe it's disgusting

[@Happycamper808]

The thumbnail looks like Hell. Hope everyone gets out safe and can scavenge most of their belongings.

[@guitarfangoil]

Amen

[@MarthaPenitton]

You need to have icecubes to cool of the high temperature days

[@lynnaehardy6707]

So sad.

[@ravennajade3435]

I remember when they used to let the news speak for itself.

[@williamappleby1901]

😢😢😢😢😢

[@user-yc2vu6ds3p]

Why are cars and Homes are totally destroyed yet the trees are still standing?

[@elena_painter_16]

Hello! It is a very hurt to see that! I pray about it quickly stopping and the forest to be save! Need to create a system of giving regularly water in a heat weather!

[@WalkiTalki]

Tis the season of fire bugs. Every year for a century. The only thing different this year isn't the announcement of more mental health care facilities but the announcement that carbon is responsible and the only solution is to tax it. This maybe the first arson report of the year that doesn't have a WEF or UN description of global warming as the cause of forest fires.

[@pharmerdavid1432]

USAF starts the fires - not fire bugs!

[@DontStepInTheGrease]

They spraying chem trail accelerants.

[@paceline]

What's the point in having a home in California if the odds of it surviving 30 years of natural disasters are super low?

[@Sho_Ishto]

This is like thinking that every house in Florida gets wiped out by every hurricane. 😂

[@tapeglue8315]

3000 acres. Because the fire season is actually quiet this smallish fire is making big news. Hawaii, Texas, Alaska all had crazy fire seasons last year but everyone forgets.

[@daophan3709]

Waters. Buckets. Call 911. Call firesfighters. Google Maps.

[@publicuser2534]

This part of the town is going to look apocalyptic after. I remember seeing a town in Southern Oregon after a fire there. It looks spooky.

[@Novastar.SaberCombat]

Yup. Only the rich will be able to remain, too. The poor will simply dip on out and disappear without a trace.

[@nchevrea]

@@Novastar.SaberCombatsadly, this pattern is becoming to common.

[@lyraserpentine894]

The Camp fire was 5 or 6 years ago??? Time is just flying by...

[@K-Effect]

Google says November 15, 2018

[@yang1879]

Good luck Gavin Newsom. Enjoy all the mess you brought to CA and now this fire.

[@lesliemartin9855]

praying for all, The Bear fire that ripped thru the other side of the lake before Feather Falls, about 3 years ago nearly killed my father.

[@carloszenteno]

Don't get why they don't build the houses with brick of mortar on all these danger zones. Always the brick and mortar structures are the ones standing...

[@user-cc6jz8pu4r]

Because brick doesn't hold up well in earthquake country.

[@carloszenteno]

@@user-cc6jz8pu4r Good point! But they can be made earthquake resistant, just like the ones made of wood.

[@user-zn5qg4se6q]

😢😢😢😢.🙏🙏

[@marimercy14]

Trees made of steel?

[@trinidad111]

Once again, houses and cars burning next to tree with leaves on em

[@johnnynephrite6147]

Why are all the male news talking heads gay?

[@daophan3709]

Waters. Blankets stop air fuel flames wildfires.

[@sojournsojourntraveler1203]

Fires do not rip down hill sides. = Ist clue somethings fishey. Fires race up hill but go down hill slower. duah

[@MeMeDaVinci]

Fires are no joke, obviously. People light cigarettes, light barbeques, do whatever, not realizing every little flame can turn into something deadly especially if weather conditions are ripe. The lady said how one ember can fly and start a fire in a new spot. Everything burns at different degrees, but to lose everything in a fire, that's a bad day. My suggestion is stop reading into why some things, trees or otherwise, burn and others don't...put your energy into focus for the people who lost everything, and as for nature, well, nature takes care of itself.

[@JustinHappenstance]

you would figure that high winds

[@IamME-h5w]

*YOU VOTED FOR THIS CALIFORNIA!* _Why do I say that?_ 'Gruesome Newsom' won't allow the forests to be 'managed'. No logging the old dead trees, no clearing of clutter on the forest floor, which leaves massive amounts of fuel just waiting to explode... Stopping everything that would at least slow down a fire. Instead? _Well.... We all know what his priorities are._

[@LillyofSooth]

Not every Californian voted for him...nor are the voting "results" truly reflective of votes cast. Rigged ?!

[@GreenhornPhototaker]

This guy is terrible

[@JonathanIcenhour]

How are those tree ok in the back ground and cars and houses melted

[@lindabroad7391]

Is Paradise being threatened again?

[@angelarodriguez5444]

I've lived in California since 1971 and never seen these fires like in the last decade. Why don't California install waterhoes like in back yard ??? This os the second reason besides high rent im moving out of California 😢

[@julienrockingham-ip4co]

This is for all the homeowners, landowners and parents to figure out

[@Savage844]

Thanks 😏

[@MartenKrueger-sx4me]

No i would say 90% of time it is arson, PG&E is just convenient to blame!

[@sunneydarling1642]

Why are there trees and everything around the house that aren't on fire obviously this was done through the electrical company and direct energy weapons hello

[@anekaschelbeck2644]

I wonder if the smart meters on the home that Obama was so adamant about everyone having if they work with the direct energy weapons I had my smart meter taken off and had an analog put on

[@reganung8997]

🙏🙏🙏God stop the fire . Please pray together . 🙏🙏🙏

[@laurasplicer712]

Wear dam respirator lady that debri is so harmful. 😷😷

[@jjtru21]

Were there buildings with blue rooftops?

[@Savage844]

No but we found your tinfoil hat

[@jjtru21]

Oh good one

[@libbyhicks7549]

We will have to wait for the drone footage after its done to know what was spared.

[@guitarfangoil]

Prayers for you all. Stay repentant. God is merciful.

[@Emacosa]

Wow what happened to CA

[@lguz386]

this is all by design God help us .

[@LudicrousEngineer]

Why are trees/greens left while cars and buildings melted.

[@MarthaPenitton]

Independence Day fire work's was cancelled because of the wildfire. To loose 65 billion gallons of water essential for life. Remedy build underground water system and a sprinkler system like the hotels have.