A massive wildfire in northern California has killed five people, prompted evacuation orders for about 37,000 and threatened thousands of homes with destruction.
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| A firefighter lights backfires during the Carr fire in Redding, California. |
Two firefighters, Jeremy Stoke and bulldozer operator Don Smith, were confirmed killed. Smith, 81, had been hired privately to help with the fight, California fire officials said. His body was found late on Thursday in Redding, the city worst hit.
Family members said three people who had been reported missing were dead. Sherry Bledsoe said her two children and her grandmother died near Redding. The dead were identified as 70-year-old Melody Bledsoe and her great-grandchildren, James Roberts, five, and Emily Roberts, four.
Read the story by Sam Levin from The Guardian - “A fire tornado': death toll in massive California blaze rises to five.”
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