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14% containment, 5th largest wildfire in California history

The Park Fire, which has burned more than 383,000 acres across Butte and Tehama counties, became the fifth largest wildfire in California history, reaching 14% containment as of noon Tuesday, …

PG&E canal breach turns Northern California creek bright orange

by Merchant Moller

Butte Creek Canyon, Calif. Supercaliphotolistic A breach in a PG&E-operated canal turned a Northern California creek bright orange last week. PG&E discovered a breach in the Butte Canal that was …