VIDEO: First responders rescue woman trying to escape Camp Fire in a wheelchair

Wednesday, November 14, 2018
BUTTE COUNTY, Calif. (KGO) -- A video from Butte County shows first responders rescuing a woman in a wheelchair.

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Cal Fire Deputy Chief Scott McLean tells us he came across this woman in a wheelchair on Thursday when the "Camp Fire" first broke out.
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In the video you can see the woman doesn't have anything with her-- except her tiny dog, tucked right in her arm.

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It's not clear where she was headed.
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Officials took her to the hospital, where she appeared to be okay.

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