West Butte Fire | |
Location: | near Colusa, Sutter County, California |
Coordinates: | 39.2893°N -121.8591°W |
Pushpin Map: | California |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in California |
Area: | 13000NaN0 |
Cause: | Under investigation |
Reference: | [1] |
The West Butte Fire (also called the Sutter North Fire[2]) was a wildfire that burned near Colusa, California in Sutter County in the United States. The fire started on June 8, 2019 and was contained on June 10, 2019. The fire burned over 13000NaN0. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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.[1] [2] By 8:00 PM, the fire had burned over 9000NaN0.[3] As of June 10, the fire had expanded into the Peace Valley area and was 13000NaN0. The fire was reported contained by that evening.[4]