Carr Fire update: Family says 2 young kids, great-grandmother died in Redding home
Even the most experienced firefighters battling the blaze were astounded by its intensity.
"This fire is burning in every direction all at the same time," Crawford said at a press conference Saturday afternoon. "Even though we have multiple resources, the way it's burning ... is as if it has a
The fire claimed additional human lives.
Investigators were examining a house in that neighborhood Saturday for fire victims, confirmed
Bledsoe, 5-year old
The blaze has destroyed 500 structures and threatens nearly 5,000 more in
On Saturday, President
Hot dry weather with triple-digit temperatures was forecast around
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The fire, which pushed against the western part of the city of
Evacuation zones expanded throughout the region. At
Four evacuation centers have been set up in
The
Residents living in
Semore didn't evacuate on Friday or Saturday during the Carr Fire, but watched from her house as the neighboring areas evacuated and flames filled the area with thick smoke, as they had in June.
Her house and the already burned land around it seemed safe from the Carr Fire on Saturday, but the devastation nearby was astounding, she said.
"I've seen wildfires," said Semore, who has lived in the area most of her life. "But I've never seen anything this big."
Semore is no stranger to the risk of fire. In 2014, a fire burned down this house. She had tried to hold off the flames with a hose, but ultimately had to get out. And the more recent June fire touched right up against her property, burning part of the fence. She was coming back from vacation when that fire struck, prompting her to unload her car, load up her animals and leave her house.
Fire crews from multiple agencies were stationed around
A crew was setting backfires to keep a fire from spreading to a home and then pulled out the hose to slow down the flames. A bulldozer cut fire breaks to help prevent the fire from blazing through the vegetation.
Nearby, crews struggled to keep the fire at bay. Officials told the Record Searchlight that the
However, at the press conference Saturday afternoon, a
Check back for updates.
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