Residents Flee Butte County Town Of Paradise

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Tens of thousands of people fled a fast-moving wildfire Thursday in Butte County, some clutching babies and pets as they abandoned vehicles and struck out on foot ahead of the flames that forced the evacuation of an entire town.

CapRadio's Ezra David Romero spoke with some of those evacuees. He shares those stories, plus the latest on the state's response to the fires throughout California from the Office of Emergency Services.