Officials say thousands of people evacuated during a Northern California wildfire have been allowed to return home.

After a day of little movement and a significant increase in containment of the Thompson Fire, Cal Fire lifted the evacuation orders and warnings for most of the impacted Oroville residents on Thursday afternoon,

Crews are fighting a number of Californian blazes amid a heat wave, but seeing progress in most as they lift some evacuation orders in Butte, El Dorado

Thousands of people evacuated during a northern California wildfire have been allowed to return home as crews continued battling flames amid scorching heat, officials said.Containment of the Thompson Fire near the city of Oroville in Butte County remained at 7% on Thursday,

OROVILLE, Calif. -- Thousands of people evacuated during a Northern California wildfire were allowed to return home Thursday afternoon as crews continued battling flames amid scorching heat, officials said. Containment of the Thompson Fire near the city of Oroville in Butte County also increased from 7% to 29%.

Evacuation orders have been issued for all trails in the Mt. Baldy area above the resort parking lot while firefighters battle a fast-moving wildfire, authorities announced. “Mt. Baldy Ski

Tens of thousands of people in northern California have been allowed to return to their homes after evacuating as wildfires spread in the region during a heatwave. Approximately 16,000 people were under evacuation orders and warnings when the Thompson Fire broke out on Tuesday,

The French Fire broke out in Mariposa, California, on Thursday rapidly consuming significant acreage and prompting evacuation orders.