Firefighters are battling a wildfire in northern California that has forced thousands to evacuate with another day of extreme heat expected.

The fire has burned more than 3,000 acres and threatened residents of Oroville, near the town of Paradise, which was destroyed by a wildfire in 2018.

Fire crews in California are battling a wildfire in Butte County that forced about 13,000 people to evacuate in and around Oroville. The Thompson fire...

The fire in Oroville forced 29,000 people to evacuate their homes earlier this week, but on Thursday officials said they felt “more confident”...

Thompson fire near Oroville destroys homes and vehicles as state simmers in brutal and potentially historic heatwave

Crews made steady progress overnight against a Northern California wildfire that had thousands of people under evacuation orders, but wind gusts and...

Thousands of people have been ordered to evacuate as a wildfire rages out of control in northern California, with the region gripped by an...

More than 3,500 acres of grass and woodland have been consumed.

Firefighters were working to contain a major blaze near Oroville, north of the state capital Sacramento. Experts have predicted a severe fire season...