On the morning of November 8, 2018, the <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Camp_Fire" class="mw-disambig" title="Category:Camp Fire">Camp Fire</a> erupted 90 miles (140 kilometers) north of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacramento,_California" class="extiw" title="w:Sacramento, California">Sacramento, California</a>. By evening, the fast-moving fire had charred around 18,000 acres and remained zero percent contained, according to news reports.
<p>The Operational Land Imager on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landsat_8" class="extiw" title="w:Landsat 8">Landsat 8</a> acquired this image on <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:2018-11-08" title="Category:2018-11-08">November 8, 2018</a>, around 10:45 a.m. local time (06:45 Universal Time). The natural-color image was created using bands 4-3-2, along with shortwave infrared light to highlight the active fire.
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Officials evacuated several towns, including <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Paradise,_California" title="Category:Paradise, California">Paradise</a>. They also closed several major highways.
NASA, Joshua Stevens
2018-11-08 06:45
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