Authorities Expect California Wildfire Deaths
Authorities say they expect fatalities after 14 fast-moving wildfires destroyed more than 1,500 homes, department stores, hotels and other commercial structures in Northern California.
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Authorities say they expect fatalities after 14 fast-moving wildfires destroyed more than 1,500 homes, department stores, hotels and other commercial structures in Northern California.
The Calaveras County Sheriff's Office is evacuating an area of West Point because of an early morning fire.
More than a dozen wildfires whipped by powerful winds swept through California wine country Monday, destroying at least 1,500 homes and businesses and sending an estimated 20,000 people on a headlong flight to safety through smoke and flames.
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California Governor Jerry Brown has declared a state of emergency because of the wildfires burning in the northern California counties of Napa, Sonoma, and Yuba.
The Cascade Fire in Yuba County has grown to 5,000 acres, Cal Fire says.
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Wind-whipped wildfires roared to life Sunday night and early Monday across Wine Country, burning buildings, forcing hundreds of evacuations including two hospitals and injuring several people.
The Cherokee fire started at approximately 9:45 PM according to Calfire, and quickly grew to over 500 acres within 90 minutes.
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