0% Contained 🇺🇸 California

Butte Fire

Discovered Sep 9, 2015 · Northern California

🕐 Started …

Acres Burned

70,868

Containment

0%

Location

California

Discovered

Sep 9, 2015

Structures

921 destroyed

Casualties

2 fatalities

Containment progress0%

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Sep 9, 2015

Fire ignites — Butte discovered.

Climate Central

The 2015 Wildfire Season Set an Ominous Record - Climate Central

Cal Fire: More than 500 homes destroyed in Butte Fire - KCRA

What wildfire did to one California town’s schools in four years - CalMatters

California Utility PG&E To Pay $1 Billion To Local Governments For Wildfire Damage - NPR

California Wildfires: Rough Fire 18th Largest In State History - capradio.org

Butte Fire Officials: Crews Faced Erratic Flames, Many Did Not Follow Evacuation Orders - capradio.org

Butte Fire: Major Disaster Declaration For Calaveras County - capradio.org

Damage Totals Mounting For Butte Fire - capradio.org

Los Angeles Times

California fire updates: Death toll rises to 5 in Butte, Valley fires - Los Angeles Times

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