Camp Fire Finally 100 Percent Contained After 153K Acres Burned
California’s Camp Fire in Butte County, the deadliest wildfire in the state’s history, is now 100 perfect contained, KRCR News reported. Firefighters had been working to contain the fire for 18 days.
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, also known as Cal Fire, reported that the Camp Fire burned 153,336 acres and took 85 lives. So far, it is known that the wildfire destroyed 13,696 homes as it traveled Northern California’s communities of Pulga, Concow, Paradise, and Magalia. Cal Fire is still working to assess the damage. At least three firefighters were injured batting the blaze.
The Camp Fire began on Thursday, November 8 near Pulga Road and Camp Creek Road at 6:29 a.m. and very quickly engulfed thousands of homes and structures. Reports of deaths caused by the fire continued to surface for 18 days, as well as reports of missing people. 271 people remained unaccounted for, ABC News learned from the Butte County Sheriff’s Department.
