VIDEO: Paradise resident drives wrong way down road to escape Camp Fire flames

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Friday, December 7, 2018
VIDEO: Paradise resident drives wrong way down road to escape Camp Fire flames
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.

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 Brynn Chatfield drives the wrong way down the Skyway to escape the flames.

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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