The Butte County towns of Paradise, Pulga and Concow were evacuated shortly after the fire started.
Jerry Brown traveled out of state, declared a state of emergency in Butte County. The blaze, named the Camp Fire because of its proximity to Camp Creek Road near Highway 70 in the Feather River Canyon, was scorching several areas within Paradise, which is home to many retirees. “I can’t think of an area that’s safe right now.” Al Smith of the Butte County Sheriff’s Office, noting that several deputies who ventured into evacuation zones to rescue residents also became trapped by flames burning around them. The inferno was so huge that dense smoke clogged skies throughout the Bay Area - roughly 200 miles southwest of the blaze - and residents across Northern California were warned to expect poor air quality through Friday.Įvacuation efforts were “difficult, to say the least,” said Lt. Authorities released no immediate information about the extent of the damage and the toll of injuries. The cause of the fire, which ignited at 6:30 a.m., was under investigation. They flooded Twitter too, posting names and photos of loved ones, along with the addresses where they’d last been seen. They inundated 911 with hundreds of requests for help tracking down people who were feared trapped behind fire lines. Streams of residents hurried out of town, inching along the few available routes.įamily members and friends searched for scores of missing people. As we drove out, homes were burnt to the ground.”Īmong the structures lost to the flames were a McDonald’s, a Mormon church, a Black Bear Diner and Paradise’s wood welcome sign. “I don’t know what we are coming back to after this. “We were engulfed in flames,” said Butte County Supervisor Doug Teeter. Several hundred homes, and perhaps more than 1,000, had burned. Friday.įire officials said they had received reports of some deaths from the blaze. Red-flag conditions were in place until at least 10 a.m. Similar winds were expected to continue through the night. High winds were hampering air tankers’ efforts to extinguish the flames, said Cal Fire spokesman Scott McLean. Gullion anticipates phase two to open by the end of the year, with 59 more multi-family apartments.The Camp Fire burns in Paradise on Nov. I think it's really promising for the community." Without hesitation to have institutional investors and private investors invest in the community shows that paradise is on its way back. There are no subsidies involved in terms of our renovation of the property. "We were able to bring this project online without any use of government funds. The project was funded solely with private funds, which Guillon said he is proud of.
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The complex features indoor common areas, a billiard table, lounge areas, library, game and TV rooms, and other unique features. In its first phase, the complex provides 45 market-rate units, consisting of studios, 1 bedroom, and 2 bedroom units, and 14 B&B short-term rentals. "Guillon Properties and Conroy Construction were able to purchase this property from Adventist Hospital and the Coulson family at such a price that we're able to repurpose the building, turn around and rent these units at affordable rates," said Doug Guillon, owner of Guillon Inc. came in and renovated the 115- unit building into multi-family apartments. The building survived the Camp Fire and has sat empty for almost four years. It is on Canyon Drive where the Feather Canyon senior retirement community was once located. The complex is called the Paradise Boutique Apartments.
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