Oroville man allegedly threw firework out of car window, starting destructive Thompson fire
LA TimesA water-dropping helicopter helps in the battle against the Thompson fire on July 2 in Oroville, Calif. A 26-year-old man has been arrested and charged with arson in the Thompson fire, which torched 3,789 acres in the Northern California town of Oroville in early July. At any given time, four to six investigators had Anderson under 24/7 surveillance while others conducted a forensic investigation at the intersection of Cherokee and Thompson Flat roads, the site where the fire started, Cal Fire said. After he was arrested, Anderson admitted that he had purchased fireworks the day the fire started and drove to Cherokee Road to test one by throwing it out the window, Cal Fire said. Tens of thousands of Butte County residents were placed under mandatory evacuation orders after the Thompson fire started on July 2, including some who had previously lost homes in the Camp fire.
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