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The infamous Carr Fire charred the communities of Redding and Shasta, northern California.
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REDDING, Calif. – A 70-year-old woman and her two grandchildren – Grandchildren died in a rural country house leveled by a forest fire ravaging the north from California, confirmed the woman's family on Saturday. Deaths brought the death toll to five in the six-day Carr Fire.
The death of Melody Bledsoe and her great-grandson, James Roberts, and Emily Roberts, age 4, was confirmed by the children's mother, Sherry Bledsoe, and the county sheriff's office from Shasta.
The family members desperately searched for the three since the flames destroyed the house where they were stranded on Thursday
. When the boy called him and said that he needed to go home because the fire was approaching.
The first two deaths were Jeremy Stoke, a fire inspector from the Redding Fire Department, and a private bulldozer operator. The fire, driven by howling winds, increased by about 35% overnight to 127 square miles as its fiery tentacles spread to the communities of Ono, Igo, and Gas Point
. 000 people are under the orders of evacuation. Tornado forest fires in northern California temporarily helped firefighters on Saturday by moving them away from more populated areas, but also sparked the fires at a frightening pace in communities dotting the southwest of Redding. "
At the same time, warn the firefighters, it is likely that the winds will move again, causing the flames to return to Redding, with a population of about 92,000 people.
"We are not taking a break with the weather," said Chris Anthony, a spokesman for Cal Fire, the state's fire-fighting agency. forest. "It continues to be really hot, really dry and we continue to have these winds. … This fire becomes so big and there are so many different parts. "
For communities in the southwest of the city, the message from the Igo Ono Fire Department was bluntly:" It is time to go now. "
As the fire spread over Igo, an unincorporated community of about 600 people, law enforcement officials posted the warning on Facebook and made the doorway. at-door to urge the inhabitants to evacuate [19659018] A house on fire is reflected in a pool during the Carr "width =" 540 "height =" 405 "data-mycapture-src =" "data-mycapture-sm-src = "" />
A burning house is reflected in a pool during the Carr fire in Redding, California on July 27, 2018.
(Photo: Josh Edelson, AFP / Getty Images)
Igo, and nearby Ono and Gaspoint were just three other communities caught in the ravenous wild fire path in northern California that destroyed 500 structures, Making Carr's fire was lit Monday by a vehicle and exploded Thursday night, jumped the Sacramento River and pushed into Redding, about 250 miles north of San Francisco. 19659008] Massive fire uprooted trees and damaged roads as crews worked to control the deadly fire.
Justin Montes, of Redding Lake, said that he was the last person to leave his neighborhood while the fire was closing. [19659008] He said that he was running from his house to his car in very strong winds that spilled trees and branches scattered on the neighboring playground.
It was like a fiery storm – tearing winds. I saw sparks flying and throwing garbage cans. My fence was torn apart, "said Montes." I thought my house was a toast. "[19459099] For more information: California's longer, hotter summers cause destructive fires [19659008] More: ] Where is Redding? "We see, literally almost what can be described as a tornado yesterday," said Ken Pimlott, Fire Chief of Cal, to reporters. "The fire was whipped into a whirlwind of activity."
Pimlott said that the tornado activity caused the trees to overthrow and the vehicles to move. He damaged the roads and made firefighters work even harder
He said that many workers have lost their homes or have families who lost their homes in the fire but who still managed to make an effort " Hercules "to" pull people out of danger. " 19659008] Warm, dry weather is expected during the weekend with temperatures well above 100 degrees. Winds, high temperatures and dry vegetation have the potential to fuel fire growth, said Cal Fire officials
President Donald Trump on Saturday declared the state of emergency in California following an official request from Governor Jerry Brown on Friday to ask for help from. 39, urgency
The declaration authorizes the Federal Agency for Management emergencies to provide the equipment and resources needed to cope with the emergency.
Important fires continue to burn outside Yosemite National Park Jacinto Mountains in east Los Angeles near Palm Springs. Since Saturday morning, these fires burned nearly 250 square miles and destroyed more than 500 structures. The Yosemite Valley remains closed to visitors and will not reopen until Friday.
Jenny Espino and Jim Schultz report for the Recordninglight in Redding, California; Stanglin reports from McLean, Virginia; Contribute: Associated Press
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