Dixie Fire in Northern California burns 5,000 acres overnight
View Comments Note to readers: We’ve made this story free as an important public service. If you are able, help power local journalism. Subscribe to your local newspaper for as little as $1. Firefighters are battling the Dixie Fire, burning in Plumas and Butte counties, and threatening areas of Lassen and Tehama counties. The fire was sparked around 5:15 p.m. July 13 in the Lassen National Forest and has prompted evacuations in Butte, Plumas and Tehama counties. The fire also closed parts of the Lassen National Forest and Plumas National Forest. Causes of the Dixie Fire and adjoining...