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According to the authorities, tens of thousands of people were evacuated by the two main forest fires burning in California and killed at least nine people.
Five of the dead were found charred inside their cars. with those who tried to escape the flames of the so-called campfire in the north of the state, which began Thursday.
Meanwhile, the forest fire Woolsey also began on Thursday near . ] Thousand Oaks area located about 64 km northwest of Los Angeles where an badailant killed 12 people on Wednesday.
The flames of this place caused the evacuation of 75,000 houses and on Friday afternoon, they had expanded their area to about 5,665 hectares
The coastal towns of Calabasas and from Malibu west of Los Angeles, also received evacuation orders. 19659011] These places are home to many famous industries of Hollywood cinema and other entertainment industries.
TV star Kim Kardashian asked via her account on Instagram "to pray for Calabasas", where she lives.
"I just landed and had an hour to pack up and evacuate our I pray for everyone to be safe," he wrote.
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He also filmed a video of his private plane Calabasas being consumed by the flames
Her husband, rapper Kanye West, said his family was "safe".
Fire Camp
Thursday, the fire also began north of the state, near the city of Sacramento .
The fire had spread to 8,100 people.
The flames devastated the city of Paradise about 140 km north of Sacramento, where 26,000 people lived.
"There is nothing standing," he said. Scott Maclean spokesman for the state's Department of Fire Protection Thursday,
The disaster caused the death of at least five people, who were found inside their cars, reported Kory L. Honea. , Sheriff of Butte County, Friday
Authorities were not able to identify these victims
California Acting Governor, Gavin Newsom, said the state emergency in Butte County, where find Paradise.
Firefighters also asked to evacuate parts of from Chico city of 93,000 inhabitants north of Sacramento.
Woolsey and Camp are just two of 16 fires currently operating in California, according to the California Fire Department's website.
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