VIDEO: A rapidly growing wildfire in Northern California forced evacuations after spreading overnight at an alarming rate. Evacuations were ordered in California’s Butte and Tehama counties as crews battled a fire reported near Chico just before 3 p.m. Wednesday. The Park Fire quickly spread to more than 45,000 acres is just hours and was only 3% contained early Thursday, according to CAL FIRE. The cause was under investigation. The fire east of Chico started just before 3 p.m. Wednesday. It is one of more than two dozen wildfires burning in California. Fire personnel were focusing on evacuations and defending structures while using bulldozers to build containment lines ahead of the Park Fire. No deaths or damage to structures had been reported, CAL FIRE/ Butte County Fire Department said in a late Wednesday update.