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

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Thursday, November 15, 2018
First responders rescue woman trying to escape Camp Fire in a wheelchair
A video from Butte County shows first responders rescuing a woman in a wheelchair.

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.

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.

Officials took her to the hospital, where she appeared to be okay.

See more stories, photos and videos on the Camp Fire in Butte County.