VIDEO: Resident of Paradise battles high winds as he flees fire

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Saturday, December 8, 2018
VIDEO: Resident of Paradise battles high winds as he flees fire
Derek Rickmers shot the first video of the fire in high winds on Concow Road. He then returns home and films some more video as he evacuates.

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.



Derek Rickmers shot the first video of the fire in high winds on Concow Road. He then returns home and films some more video as he evacuates.



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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