Oakhurst, California Teddy Fire update: Vegetation fire in River Parkway area; check map as scary videos emerge

A vegetation fire broke out in Oakhurst, California on Thursday, July 23, and was dubbed the Teddy Fire. A vegetation fire, dubbed the Teddy Fire, broke out in Oakhurst, California on Thursday, July 23. The blaze, currently at 2 acres, was reported in the River Parkway and Teddy Bear Lane area of Madera County, as per WatchDuty, which tracks live fire outbreaks across the US.Firefighters are reportedly making good progress with the Teddy Fire in Oakhurst, California. Image for representational purposes. (Unsplash)There is also reportedly a house fire in Oakhurst.“There's a fire just starting in Oakhurst,” one wrote on Facebook. Another added “House fire. 41 and River Parkway”. However, there's no official confirmation of the same. Meanwhile, a map of the Teddy Fire was shared online.An individual also shared a video of the blaze.A cause for the fire is not known yet. There are no reports on injuries and WatchDuty reported that crews are making good progress with the Teddy Fire.(This is a developing story) Shuvrajit has over seven years of experience covering US, India, and world news. An English Literature postgraduate from Jadavpur University, Shuvrajit started off covering entertainment, gaming and all things pop culture. There were brief periods away from the media industry, with short stints in content marketing, ed-tech and academic editing. However, the newsroom beckoned and over the last few jobs, Shuvrajit has exceedingly focused on team functioning as well, including tracking news and assigning tasks, working on everyday breaking news, framing detailed coverage plans, and creating immersive and data-driven stories. In his time as a digital journalist, he has covered a Lok Sabha election, multiple state elections, Union Budgets and award ceremonies. He has also helped in planning content for company event panels in the past. For work, Shuvrajit enjoys dabbling with data visualization, editing tools, and AI chatbots and attempts to incorporate AI workflows in everyday tasks. He is deeply interested in geopolitics, sports, films and music. Prompting is a new fascination for Shuvrajit now. Apart from that, he can be found doom-scrolling, sharing memes, or cheering on his favorite football team.Read More