VIDEO: Camp Fire knocks down power lines in Paradise as residents evacuate

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Friday, December 7, 2018
VIDEO: Camp Fire knocks down power lines in Paradise as residents evacuate
When the Camp Fire broke out in Butte County on Nov. 8, 2018, thousands of residents were forced to flee as the blaze spread at a startling pace.

PARADISE, Calif. (KGO) -- When the Camp Fire broke out in Butte County on Nov. 8, 2018, thousands of residents were forced to flee as the blaze spread at a startling pace. The inferno left at least 85 dead and several missing, and also destroyed an estimated 14,000 homes.



VIDEO: One of last residents to evacuate Paradise films as Camp Fire burns town



From the moment the fire broke out to the evacuations of thousands, several residents recorded apocalyptic video of the inferno creeping its way through the town of Paradise.



Watch as former firefighter Brian Andrews carefully drives past power lines that were down on Clark Rd. in Paradise as fled the Camp Fire.



Go here for a timeline of events from the moment the Camp Fire ignited to the panic that ensued after.





See more stories, photos and videos on the Camp Fire here.



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