TEHRAN, July 29 - Five people have died since a wildfire that broke out Monday in Northern California jumped the Sacramento River Thursday and headed toward the city of Redding.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - Human remains believed to be that of a missing elderly woman and her two great-grandchildren were found at a home destroyed by a monster wildfire raging in Northern California, officials said on Saturday, raising the death toll from the blaze to five.
The wildfire threatened thousands of homes in Redding, California, Saturday after nearly doubling in size the night before.
It has been driven by winds, dry vegetation and high temperatures and has now burned through 80,906 acres with 5 percent contained, Cal Fire said.
US President Donald Trump on Saturday issued an emergency declaration in California and ordered federal assistance to supplement state, tribal and local response efforts in dealing with the wildfires.
The fire ignited Monday after the mechanical failure of a vehicle, according to Cal Fire.
The Carr Fire has charred nearly 84,000 acres (34,000 hectares), an area nearly three times the size of San Francisco, since erupting on Monday near Redding, a city of 90,000 people about 160 miles (260 kms) north of the state capital Sacramento.
Source: UPI, Press TV
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