Most evacuation orders are lifted, but a Northern California wildfire is still burning
![An air tanker drops fire retardant while trying to keep the Grubbs Fire from spreading in the Palermo community of Butte County, Calif., on Wednesday. Firefighters stopped the fire at around 10 acres, but the Thompson fire near Oroville, Calif., is still burning.](../themes/icons/grey.gif)
The "vast majority" of the 17,000 people under orders or warnings because of the Thompson fire north of Sacramento were able to go home. But an intensely hot weekend could make things worse.
(Image credit: Noah Berger)
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