Northern California wildfires displace thousands

(4 Jul 2024)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Butte County, California - 3 July 2024
1. Firefighter sprays water on burning wood pile
2. Closer shot, firefighter sprays water on burning wood pile
3. Firefighter in field, smoke rising
4. Firefighter prepares to spray water on burning grass
5. Burning wood pile
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Oroville, California - 2 July 2024
6. Various burning houses in Oroville
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Oroville, California - 3 July 2024
7. Wide of smoke rising from hill near Lake Oroville
8. Wider shot of hill/smoke rising
9. Helicopter approaches Lake Oroville
10. Smoke rising from lakeshore
11. Helicopter picks up water from Lake Oroville
12. Aircraft drops pink fire retardant
13. Pan from aircraft to aircraft dropping water
STORYLINE:
Officials in a Northern California community cancelled an annual Fourth of July fireworks celebration as an estimated 26,000 residents remained displaced by a growing wildfire, while hundreds of firefighters toiled under extreme heat to keep flames from reaching more homes.
The Thompson Fire broke out Tuesday about 70 miles (110 kilometers) north of Sacramento, near the city of Oroville in Butte County.
It sent up a huge plume of smoke that could be seen from space as it grew to more than 5.5 square miles (14 square kilometers).
Oroville Mayor David Pittman said there was a “significant drop in the fire activity” Wednesday, and he was hopeful that some residents could soon be allowed to return home.
The fire's progress was stopped along the southern edge, and firefighters working in steep terrain were trying to build containment lines on the northern side.
By Wednesday evening, containment stood at 7%.
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I feel bad for everyone who lost their homes in these fires