The West Butte Fire (also called the Sutter North Fire
) was a
wildfire
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that burned near
Colusa, California in
Sutter County
Sutter County is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 99,633. The county seat is Yuba City. Sutter County is included in the Yuba City, CA Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the Sacra ...
in the
United States
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. The fire started on June 8, 2019 and was contained on June 10, 2019. The fire burned over . The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
Progression
The West Butte Fire was reported at 5:44 PM on June 8, 2019 at North Butte Road and West Butte Road, north of
Sutter Buttes and northeast of
Colusa in
Sutter County, California.
References
2019 California wildfires
June 2019 events in the United States
Wildfires in Sutter County, California
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