Evacuation order in place for Potters Fire in Butte County

Action News Now Vanessa Romo has been covering the Potters Fire all day and is reporting at the Oroville Dam.

Action news now is on firewatch... thunderstorms sparked two dozen lightning fires in our region... most are in butte county... fire crews fanning out to tackle fires in forbestown, stirling city, and forest ranch.

Cal fire says the most troublesopme are a 60 acre fire burning on doe mill ridge above centerville... and a 300 acre fire in potter's ravine,on the north side of lake oroville take a look, this is a live camera on that fire...you cam see the smoke from it.

That fire has brought some evacuations.## action news nows vanessa romo has been covering this fire all day and is live at the oroville damn.

Describe the scene for us vanessa.

& they are blocking traffic on oroville dam road& right here at the bridge& and just across, the fire is jumping from hill to hill and the smoke is becoming thicker and thicker over the water&.

I can feel it when i breathe and in the air& and on the other side near potters ravine--- more smoke and flames& i drove up potters ravine drive where there is an evacuation warning& and many people were taking it very seriously.

Some left in their cars with trash bags of items and their pets& sheriffs officers were assisting them down the windy, one way road& it was very scary.

And right here a scene as well --- more fire crews are making their way across the bridge to fight the flames& some new ones just erupted behind me& those are now out& i'm going to stay out here tracking this fire.

If anything changes i'll get back to you.

Live& in oroville, vanessa romo action news now coverage you can count on.

Breaking news-- there are now evacuation orders in place for the potters fire.

People living on potters ravine drive and oregon gulch road west to cherokee road and all roads in-between south to the feather river should leave immediately.

The butte county sheriff's office says canyon drive going east to loafer creek road, and from olive highway north to lake oroville are under an evacuation warning.####