Firefighters are battling a rising wildfire in Northern California that has compelled not less than 13,000 individuals to evacuate with one other day of maximum warmth anticipated.
The Thompson fireplace despatched up an enormous plume of smoke and grew to almost 5 sq. miles by Wednesday morning.
It broke out Tuesday about 70 miles north of Sacramento, in and round Oroville.
![Flames engulf a home during the Thompson fire in Oroville.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/858d9b6/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7005x4609+0+0/resize/2000x1316!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc5%2F9f%2Fd130ec654499acf03a2565f12580%2Fgettyimages-2159774346.jpg)
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Flames engulf a house Tuesday in Oroville.
![A women runs while cars evacuate from the Thompson fire in Oroville.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/933af71/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3776x2720+0+0/resize/2000x1441!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F8f%2Fdc%2F29fbf4014a1db7c0b0dfa129b004%2Fap24185018897983.jpg)
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A girl runs whereas vehicles evacuate close to Oroville.
![A firefighting crew sprays water on the Thompson fire in Oroville.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2a811d6/2147483647/strip/true/crop/7593x5203+0+0/resize/2000x1370!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F11%2F03%2F8ca1c0ec4e618c359cb8f0ced130%2Fap24185019234013.jpg)
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A firefighting crew sprays water.
![An air tanker drops retardant while battling the Thompson fire in Oroville.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d22b7eb/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5039x3360+0+0/resize/2000x1334!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F54%2Fd1%2F75cfe8bf41dd9da0cc22da69567a%2Fap24185148033947.jpg)
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An air tanker drops retardant.
![A firetruck passes as the Thompson fire burns in Oroville.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e321efa/2147483647/strip/true/crop/8192x5464+0+0/resize/2000x1334!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff0%2Fe1%2F77fe777a4dfdb14921111685ffed%2Fap24185018745484.jpg)
(Ethan Swope / Related Press)