Paradise Lost: Fast-Moving Camp Fire Leaves Devastation In Butte County

PARADISE (CBS13) — High winds and dry conditions turned an early morning fire into an inferno that devastated the Northern California town of Paradise on Thursday.
Cal Fire officials say the Camp Fire has “wiped out” Paradise, a town of about 27,000 people.
The fire started at around 6:30 a.m. on Thursday and quickly exploded, reaching 18,000 acres just past the noon hour. Cal Fire estimates it’s about 20,000 acres with 0 percent containment.
Fire crews spent much of the