Quick-moving wildfire scorches historic California gold mining town, burning multiple homes
The 6-5 Fire caused by lightning destroyed at least five homes and burned over 6 square miles, prompting evacuations in a town founded by Chinese Gold Rush miners.
- A quick-moving wildfire has scorched the historic gold mining town of Chinese Camp in California, destroying at least five homes.
- The blaze, dubbed the 6-5 Fire, forced evacuations of the town and nearby highways, and it continues to threaten other structures.
- Fire officials have requested additional resources like fire engines, dozers, and aircraft to aid in fighting the rapidly spreading and uncontained 6-5 Fire, which is part of a larger lightning complex that has already burned nearly 12,500 acres.
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Lightning-sparked wildfires devastate historic California gold rush town
A helicopter drops water as Cal Fire firefighters battle the 6-5 Fire in the TCU September Lightning Complex on September 03, 2025 near Chinese Camp, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) (CHINESE CAMP, Calif) — The historic gold rush town of Chinese Camp, California, has been devastated by one of multiple lightning-sparked wildfires in three Northern California counties that have burned more than 13,000 acres combined, authorities…
Woman and her dog survive fire that destroyed historic mining town Chinese Camp, but left homeless
Paulina Ken, who has lived in the historic Gold Rush town of Chinese Camp for 14 years, described escaping the devastating wildfire sparked by lightning and fearing she lost her dog as her home burned.
Fire burns historic CA gold mining town after more than 10,000 lightning strikes across state
At least one wildfire is burning homes in the historic Gold Rush town of Chinese Camp, and several others are forcing evacuations in the Sierra foothills, all being linked to the lightning strikes seen across the state.
Northern California Fire Burns Homes in Historic Gold Mining Town
A lightning-caused wildfire continues to rip through Northern California with zero containment Sept. 3, after destroying homes in the historic gold mining town of Chinese Camp. The 6-5 fire was sparked during a lightning storm just before 8:30 p.m. Sept. 2 north of Don Pedro Overlook Trail and Old Pedro Road near Red Hills and had grown to nearly 6,500 acres by the afternoon of Sept. 3, according to fire officials. The blaze was one of nearly tw…
Los Angeles Times
Independent EspañolThe fire, known as the 6-5 Fire, was caused by lightning, according to CalFire. It’s one of over a dozen fires that exploded Tuesday across California, according to CalFire.
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