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Photos: Camp Fire devastates Paradise, forces evacuations

Christian Solis // November 9, 2018
Natalie Hanson
Some residents evacuated Paradise down Highway 32 into Chico, with a view of the flames over the canyon from Old Humboldt Road.
Just up the road a bit more and it is completely dark. The last light besides the fire on Skyway. Photo credit: Christian Solis
A broken down, abandoned and vandalized car left along Old Humboldt Road. Photo credit: Christian Solis
A truck burned and abandoned about halfway up Skyway towards Paradise. Photo credit: Christian Solis
We caught a glimpse of some flames from Skyway that quickly disappeared and came back again. Photo credit: Christian Solis
People were skipping the traffic coming down Hwy 32 and traveled down the old broken down the road instead. Everyone that lives on Hwy 32 outside of Chico city limits has been ordered to evacuate. Photo credit: Christian Solis
The smoke from the Camp Fire burning above Chico causes the light from the sun to appear red. Photo credit: Christian Solis
Flames were becoming visible on the Skyway road up to Paradise. Photo credit: Natalie Hanson
A truck burned and abandoned about halfway up Skyway towards Paradise. Photo credit: Natalie Hanson

 

Christian Solis and Natalie Hanson can be reached at newseditor@theorion.com or @c_alexander20 or @NatalieH_Orion on Twitter.

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Christian Solis, Visuals Editor
Natalie Hanson
Natalie Hanson, Editor-in-Chief
Editor-in-Chief, Spring and Fall 2019. Former Arts & Entertainment editor, Breaking News editor and reporter.