More 60 dead: how a fire in California became the most deadly in the history of the state

Camp Fire claimed the lives of 63 people, more than 600 are missing. The fire also destroyed 8 800 buildings in Northern California.

The fire, considered the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in state history, continued to intensify Tuesday, although firefighters had a better chance of containing it as winds died down.

Although gusts of wind and limited visibility sometimes made it difficult for firefighters, Joshua Bischoff, head of the Cal Potter fire department operations department, said that this day was a success.

On Tuesday, the winds were not so strong. According to weather forecasters, they will die down for several days. According to forecasts, no rain is expected, except for Thanksgiving.

According to the county sheriff and the coroner, six people were arrested for looting and other crimes.

Residents are wondering when they can return to check for damage to their homes.

“We don’t have a specific timeline,” Commander Todd Durham said. “I assume in the next few days.”

Plus two deaths

In Southern California, the Woolsey Fire also claimed two lives and destroyed more than 150 square miles, an area larger than the size of Denver.

435 facilities burned down, and firefighters are still fighting with fire.

Near 11 areas have been reopened to residents.

Families have nowhere to go.

While Camp Fire is still growing, some residents return to what is left of their homes.

#Campfire Update:
- 48 dead
– 130,000 acres
- 35% contained
— Nearly 9,000 structures destroyed
—Many still missing
— Most destructive and deadliest wildfire in California historypic.twitter.com/6UyD4yEzJn

- PM Breaking News (MPMBreakingNews) November 14, 2018

Justin Bartek lost his childhood home in Paradise, where his father still lived. His sister's house also burned out.

Bartek said he was particularly worried about the fate of his retired father.

“His world was turned upside down,” Bartek said Tuesday. — My mother’s ashes remained in the house. This is also difficult to deal with.”

Paradise resident Nicole Jolly thought that she was finished when the flames surrounded the car, filling it with smoke.

She recalls how there was ash and burning coals outside the car, smoke was eating away his eyes. She could not navigate until she reached the fire engine, which was hot to the touch. Firefighters dragged her in, but were also trapped. They were saved by a bulldozer who paved the way to a safe place.

Stunning numbers

• Camp Fire:more 15 500 buildings are still threatened by Camp Fire, which burned 130 000 acres of Northern California. This is larger than the size of Atlanta.
• Woolsey Fire: 57 000 buildings are still under threat from Woolsey Fire in Southern California. The flames burned out 97114 acres.
• Hill Fire: more one fire in southern california. Hill Fire managed to burn 4 531 acres.
• 500 fires for one month: Californian firefighters fought more than 500 fires in the last 30 days, according to Cal Fire, the state forestry and fire brigade agency. Just last week, more than 225 000 acres were burned. This is more than the cities of Chicago and Boston.

RT engineco16: #CampFire GlobalSuperTank T-944 video post by Free Hawkins (Flea Mountain) pic.twitter.com/HommriDisK

- Zanna (@ Giacinta53) November 12, 2018

Hundreds of thousands of immigrants

More than 300 000 people were forced to leave their homes in the state. Most of these residents live in Los Angeles County, from which 170 000 people were evacuated.

Among the evacuees were celebrities who lost their homes in Malibu.

More 8 000 firefighters fight forest fires throughout California, including outside the state.

Cal Fire posted a map on Twitter showing where firefighters are coming from to fight the blaze, including Alaska, Indiana and Georgia.

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