District Fire near South East Oroville prompts evacuation order
Cal Fire says the wildfire was first reported a little before 1 p.m. Friday off of District Center Drive in the Palermo area.
According to the Butte County Sheriff's Office, the following areas are under evacuation orders: Zone 832 in South East Oroville.
Zones 826, 832 and 835 are also under evacuation warnings.
View of the District Fire from an Alert California wildfire camera.
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