3 years ago, Paradise was destroyed by the deadliest wildfire in US history. Now, the town nervously
one burning 10 miles away.
That's the mantra in the rural Northern California town of Paradise, virtually destroyed by a wildfire less than three years ago. Today Paradise sits 10 miles from the Dixie Fire, an uncontained blaze that has swept through more than 3½ square miles of mostly brush and timber since igniting Wednesday.
The fire is one of more than 70 in 12 states from California to Minnesota fueled by weeks of heat, drought and other factors in a relentless loop this summer.
Paradise Mayor Steve Crowder lost his home and his business in 2018 to the Camp Fire, the most deadly wildfire in modern U.S. history. He's back, and his family's embroidery and shirt printing business, A Stitch Above, will be back as soon as the building is completed, he said.
Crowder said he is "trying to play rumor control" to keep residents calm.
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