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CBS News' Mireya Villarreal reports on the fight against the deadly California wildfires.
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CBS News' Mireya Villarreal reports on the fight against the deadly California wildfires.
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Firefighters in California are struggling to contain the state's largest wildfire. Covering more than 43,000 acres, the Erskine fire has killed at least two people and burned hundreds of homes. The fire is among at least ten wildfires burning in California. Mireya Villarreal reports from the fireline in South Lake.
In California, nearly 5,000 firefighters are battling at least half a dozen large wildfires. The biggest blaze is near Bakersfield, California, at the southern tip of the Sierra Nevada. Mireya Villarreal tells us about one family's harrowing escape.
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More than 4,000 firefighters are battling six large wildfires in California, the largest near Bakersfield. That blaze has grown at an explosive rate and has already killed at least two people. Carter Evans has more.
Two people are dead after they tried to flee a large and fast-moving wildfire that is burning out of control in central California. The fire in Kern County began on Thursday. About 30,000 acres have been destroyed, including 80 homes. The blaze is the worst in what has been a series of wildfires to hit central and Southern California in the past few weeks. Carter Evans reports from Lake Isabella, which is on the edge of the fire.
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California has been dealing with explosive wildfires for much of the last week, but a new one near Bakersfield has killed at least two people. The fire broke out Thursday and has already destroyed 80 homes and scorched nearly 30 square miles. Carter Evans reports.
A fast-moving California wildfire destroyed dozens of homes overnight. The Erskine fire is burning out of control about 150 miles north of Los Angeles, threatening 1,500 buildings. The 5,000-acre fire is one of many burning in the West. Carter Evans reports from the fire lines near Lake Isabella, northeast of Bakersfield.
CBS News' Mireya Villarreal is in Duarte, California, where firefighters are working to contain two enormous wildfires.
Firefighters in California worked through the night to try stopping a pair of dangerous wildfires burning about a mile apart. The fires have forced hundreds around Los Angeles to leave their homes, and now they're threatening to merge. At least 21 wildfires burning in the hot, dry West have charred more than 130,000 acres. Mireya Villarreal reports from Duarte, California.
Two wildfires have merged in Southern California and are moving closer to Los Angeles. Record heat is fueling the flames that have scorched over 5,000 acres. CBS News correspondent Carter Evans joins CBSN with the latest.
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More than 135,000 acres are charred as 21 fires blaze across the hot, dry West. Two of those fires have merged into one, threatening 800 homes northeast of Los Angeles. Carter Evans has more.
Two explosives wildfires have burned through more than 5,000 acres of land in Southern California. CBS News correspondent Carter Evans joins CBSN with the latest details.
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CBS News' Carter Evans is in Southern California, where a heat wave is fueling wildfires in the Los Angeles area.
At least 16 wildfires are burning in the West, including two wildfires north of Los Angeles that have scorched more than 4,500 acres. Separated only by a canyon, the twin fires are triggering fears they could merge. Hundreds of people have been forced to evacuate and triple-digit temperatures are making matters worse. Carter Evans reports from Duarte, California.
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Wildfires and heat are scorching the Southwest. Millions face record-breaking, triple-digit temperatures. About 30 million people are under excessive heat advisories or warnings. CBS News correspondent John Blackstone joins CBSN with more.
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Amid blistering heat conditions, 17 destructive fires have ignited near Los Angeles. The flames have rapidly spread across nearly 100,000 acres. Record-breaking temperatures aren't helping in the effort to contain the fires. John Blackstone reports.
Oakland is without a police chief -- again. Its scandal-ridden police department had three chiefs in a little more than one week. Oakland has the nation's third-highest violent crime rate. Mireya Villarreal reports, as Oakland mayor vows that "heads will roll."