The Latest: Death toll hits 6 in N California fire
A sheriff's spokeswoman has confirmed a sixth death in a
Sheriff's officials said earlier that five people were found dead in vehicles that were torched by flames in the same area in the town of
They said the five could not immediately be identified because of the burns they suffered.
The money will help pay for firefighting aircraft along with shelter, supplies and transportation for the tens of thousands of evacuated residents.
The wind-whipped fires have destroyed blocks of homes in the
Other fires in
The company said in a one-paragraph summary filed Thursday with state utility regulators that it had experienced an outage on the line about 15 minutes before the fire started. The company said it later observed damage to a transmission tower on the line near the town of
The fire has killed at least five people and destroyed hundreds of homes.
The filing was first reported by
Fire officials have not determined a cause for the blaze.
But Friday she was clinging to glimmers of hope inspired by two furry llamas — Shyann and
"Somehow they made it through," Schuster said.
She had stopped trying to hook up a trailer for the animals and fled the home and property with just three cats on Thursday when the day turned pitch black as fire and smoke roared in.
On Friday she was trying to stay positive. She'd heard her son's home and hay barn survived, along with
"It's
Blocks and blocks of homes and businesses in a
Parts of the town of
He said he lost his previous home to a wildfire in 2008.
A surgical nurse who evacuated from a
When she tried to leave, she got stuck in the firestorm.
She said firefighters extinguished her smoldering pants, covered her in a fire blanket and brought her back to the hospital, where she waited out the fire.
She said doctors extinguished burning trees around the hospital to try to keep the flames at bay.
Jolly eventually escaped the town.
Nurses and patients have recounted their dramatic escapes from a hospital in a
Nurse
Wilken said he took three patients in his car and that two of them were in critical condition. He says he battled gridlocked traffic on a road surrounded on both sides by fire.
When the evacuation was announced, she was still asleep from anesthesia. He waited until she woke up and they escaped in a hospital employee's car.
The hospital says it evacuated 60 patients to other facilities.
A road into a
There were no signs of life Friday on the road toward the town of
Strong winds had blown the blackened needles on some evergreens straight to one side. A burned out car with its doors open sat on the shoulder.
Five people have been found dead in
The town of 27,000 about 180 miles (289 kilometers) northeast of
The
The park service says the ranch served as locations for productions ranging from 1938's "The Adventures of
The location set in the mountains west of
Filming continued for decades even as the ranch changed hands. It was acquired by the
When not in use for filming, visitors could stroll through
A
Five people were found dead in vehicles Friday but
Honea said flames and downed power lines in
The five victims were found in vehicles in the same area of the town, where residents described traffic jams and panic as they tried to escape flames on Thursday.
Thousands of buildings were destroyed in
A mandatory evacuation order for the entire city of
A city-wide evacuation was ordered early Friday and then was scaled back.
But it has been extended again to include all of
Traffic is jammed on sections of
Some residents have evacuated to the parking lot of popular
A
But officials with
The university says the fire has not entered
About 24 hours after she last heard from the women as they rushed to try get out of the town of
She says the women stayed in the home overnight while the fire took over the neighborhood and eventually sought shelter in their car. Early Friday, they drove out of town and made contact with relatives.
Sheriff's officials in
Officials say the victims were found in the same area in the town of
All of the city's 27,000 residents were ordered to evacuate on Thursday as the wildfire quickly turned into an inferno.
Many residents said traffic jams developed as they left as panicked people fled, some abandoning their cars to try to escape on foot.
The fire has grown to nearly 110 square miles (285 square kilometers).
The fire has grown to nearly 110 square miles (285 square kilometers).
A
Maj.
The ferocious fire near the
Smoke from the fire has made the air unhealthy in the
Fire officials say evacuations due to a raging
The so-called Woolsey Fire burning west of
Richardson estimates another 60,000 people will likely have to evacuate because the fire jumped
He says the fire's pace forced firefighters to focus on life-protection rather than saving structures and he expects that yet-to-be-determined number to be significant.
Another fire to the west has burned more than 9 square miles (23 square kilometers) in
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The fire near the
Another fire northwest of
Evacuation orders were issued for residents of the beachside community of
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She says: "We're trying to remain hopeful until we get word. We don't know what the outcome will be."
She and her brother posted on Facebook and Twitter Thursday asking if anyone had seen their mother. They tried calling 911 and other numbers. They were told that officials had a list of 300 to 400 welfare checks to do.
Finally they got word through Facebook that someone in her neighborhood had picked up a disabled woman but they haven't been able to confirm whether it's their mom.
The director of the
Fires are burning in Northern and
The fire near the
Another fire northwest of
The director of the
He says the magnitude of the destruction is unbelievable and heartbreaking.
The fire near the town of
Some people who escaped a roaring wildfire in northern
Residents of the town of
They say it was like the entire town of 27,000 residents decide to leave at once.
Fire surrounded the evacuation route and drivers panicked, some crashing and others abandoning their vehicles to try their luck on foot.
Many of the rural residents have propane tanks on their property and the tanks were exploding.
Resident
Authorities have issued an unhealthy air quality alert for parts of the
Officials say the thousands of structures in the town of
The air in
They are advising older people and children to move physical activities indoors.
All people are encouraged to limit their outdoor activities.
The city of
The fire erupted Thursday northwest of
A fire official says a
Capt.
Johns says heavy winds continue to drive the fire but winds are expected to ease Friday afternoon, which could give firefighters an opportunity to start containing it.
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Capt.
A raging
The fire broke out Thursday northwest of
Officials in
Cal Fire Capt.
The blaze that started Thursday morning east of
It reached the edge of
Wildfires raging west of
To the west in
The
Two wildfires raging west of
The
The flames are being driven by
Both fires erupted Thursday afternoon and have grown rapidly.
One fire that broke out near the northeast corner of Los Angeles has roared westward, jumped
Evacuations have been ordered on the edges of the Northern California city of
Capt.
Authorities have said that at least two firefighters and multiple residents were injured in
He says strong winds made it difficult for aircraft to drop retardant effectively on the fire.
A fast-moving wildfire that ravaged a
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Harrowing tales of escape and heroic rescues emerged from
The fire was reported shortly after daybreak in a rural area. By nightfall, it had consumed more than 28 square miles and was raging out of control.
Authorities say at least two firefighters and multiple residents were injured.
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