Fire guts Bidwell Mansion, a Chico landmark and jewel of California history. Can it be saved?
Bidwell Mansion caught fire just after 3 a.m. Wednesday, fire officials told Chico-area news outlets. Chico Fire Department Assistant Chief Chris Zinko told KHSL-TV’s Action News Now that flames were reported as an illegal warming fire and that authorities were searching for a person seen leaving the state historic park around the same time.