The Park Fire continued to burn aggressively Saturday, and the evacuation area in Butte and Tehama counties exceeded 1,200 square miles.
Between 6 p.m. Friday and noon Saturday, the fire grew by more than 100,000 acres, to 348,370 acres (544 square miles), the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said. A preliminary survey indicated 134 structures had been damaged or destroyed.
New zones came under the evacuation order Saturday in both counties. All of Paradise remained under a warning.
The map above shows the approximate fire perimeter as a black line and the evacuation area in red.
The fire crossed Highway 36 early Saturday; that road and Highway 32 were closed through the fire area. Highway 44, the north boundary of the evacuation area, remained open.
The red-flag warning, indicating low humidity and gusty winds, was lifted at 11 p.m. Friday, and CalFire said fire crews were expecting more favorable weather Saturday.
The fire started in a Chico park on the afternoon of Wednesday, July 24. CalFire investigators say it was arson.
For details of the evacuation zone, including warning areas, see the Butte County evacuation map or the Genasys Protect map (Tehama County only).
