West Butte Fire

The West Butte Fire (also called the Sutter North Fire[2]) was a wildfire that burned near Colusa, California in Sutter County in the United States. The fire started on June 8, 2019 and was contained on June 10, 2019. The fire burned over 1,300 acres (526 ha). The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

West Butte Fire
Locationnear Colusa,
Sutter County,
California
Coordinates39.28926°N 121.85906°W / 39.28926; -121.85906
Statistics[1]
Date(s)June 8, 2019 (2019-06-08) - June 10, 2019 (2019-06-10)
Burned area1,300 acres (526 ha)
CauseUnder investigation
Map
Location in California

Fire

The West Butte Fire was reported at 5:44 PM on June 8, 2019 at North Butte Road and West Butte Road, north of Sutter Buttes and northeast of Colusa in Sutter County, California.[1][2] By 8:00 PM, the fire had burned over 900 acres (364 ha).[3] As of June 10, the fire had expanded into the Peace Valley area and was 1,300 acres (526 ha). The fire was reported contained by that evening.[4]

References

  1. "West Butte Fire". Incident Information. Cal Fire. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
  2. Ding, Jaimie; Bobrowsky, Meghan. "Where are fires burning in Northern California? Yolo County's Sand Fire is largest". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  3. "West Butte Fire Approx. 900 Acres, 60% Contained In Sutter County". CBS Sacramento. 8 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  4. "Wildfire contained near Sutter Buttes". Chico Enterprise-Record. 10 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
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