Governor Declares Emergency for Wildfires in North, South California

A deadly wildfire raged through Northern California on Friday, forcing thousands of residents to flee their homes and killing two people working to contain the blaze. The fire is "taking everything down in its path," said Scott McLean, a spokesman for some of the crews battling the fires in the area. The inferno — named the Carr Fire — reached the town of Redding on Thursday night, which is home to more than 90,000 people. The fire has scorched upwards of 44,000 acres...

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