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🚨#BREAKING: A 42-year-old man has been arrested after purposely starting the Park Fire which has become California's largest wildfire this year
📌#Chico | #California
Law enforcement has arrested a man of arson for purposely starting the Park Fire, California's largest wildfire this year. Officials say the man, identified only as a 42-year-old from Chico, California, was spotted by witnesses around 3 p.m. Wednesday pushing a car about 60 feet down an embankment in Chico’s Bidwell Park. The car became engulfed in flames that rapidly spread. He was seen “calmly leaving the area by blending in with other citizens who were fleeing the rapidly evolving fire.” The fire continued to spread over the next few hours, driven by winds and heat, forcing thousands to evacuate. So far, the Park Fire has burned nearly 71,500 acres and is 3% contained, according to CalFire.
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