Grove Fire forces evacuations near Butte County's Bangor community
The Butte County Sheriff's Office currently has zones 925 and 924 under evacuation orders, while zone 905 is under an evacuation warning.
According to Cal Fire's website, the fire is 55 acres after it broke out shortly before 3 p.m. on Friday. No other information about the fire's behavior is currently known at this time.
Earlier in the day, crews responded to the District Fire in the Palermo area of Butte County. This fire also forced evacuation orders, but those have since been reduced.
This is a developing story.
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