Originally Posted by WWWP

So there's a big fire up in Butte County. Was at 5,000 acres yesterday, was at 20K last night, and is now up to 70,000 acres and 2,000 structures burned. Five people reported dead, all burnt to death trapped in their vehicles trying to evacuate. They didnt know that the traffic jam ahead of them was so thick people started abandoning their cars before the fire caught up to them.