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15 Killed, More Than Half A Million Evacuated In Western US Wildfires
Firefighters were battling unprecedented wildfires up and down the US West Coast on Friday that killed 15 people and forced more than half a million others to flee their homes, with officials warning of more deaths to come in the days ahead.
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Dogs Help Wildfire Survivors Recover Something Precious: Human Ashes
Larry Woodward surveyed the charred ruins of his 1,700-square foot home, the blackened brick fireplace among the few recognizable items that survived the flames.
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Mailboxes On Fire, Exploding Propane Tanks: Evacuees Escape US Wildfire
Nicole Montague and her 16-year-old daughter Destiny noticed a red glow on the horizon as they drove to school in Paradise, California, that Thursday morning. They did not think much of it as they had seen fires nearby in the past.
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California Wildfire Death Toll Climbs To 56, 130 Still Missing
U.S. National Guard troops scoured the ruins of the town of Paradise on Thursday for any sign of 130 people still missing in California's deadliest wildfire on record as authorities said the death toll had risen to 56.
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50 Dead In California Wildfire As Firefighters Continue To Battle Blazes
Thousands of firefighters battled blazes in northern and southern California on tuesday as body recovery teams searched the remains of houses and charred cars for victims of the deadliest wildfire in the history of the US state.
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44 Dead In The Deadliest Wildfire In California History
Thousands of firefighters battled blazes in northern and southern California on Tuesday as body recovery teams searched the remains of houses and charred cars for victims of the deadliest wildfires in the history of the US state.
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Number Of Dead Reaches 29 In California Wildfire, Deadliest In State
The death toll from a devastating California wildfire has matched that of the deadliest to hit the state, with 29 people killed, a local sheriff said Sunday.
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"Hell In Paradise": Teams In Grim Search For California Wildfire Victims
Search teams scoured the carnage of California's most destructive ever wildfire for victims on Sunday, as the state-wide death toll rose to 26 with high winds hampering the effort to rescue property and save lives.
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9 Dead In California Wildfire, Residents Take Refuge On Beaches In Malibu
Wildfires burned out of control on Friday across California, killing at least nine people in a mountain town and forcing residents to flee the upscale beach community of Malibu in the face of a monster fire storm.
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Late-Season Wildfire Ravages California Town As Residents Flee
A late-season wildfire ravaged the town of Paradise in northern California overnight, forcing its nearly 27,000 residents to flee for their lives and leading to an unknown number of deaths, officials said.
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Woman, Her Two Great-Grandchildren Found Dead In California Fire
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.
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Mudslides And Flooding Kill At Least 13 In California
At least 13 people died and thousands fled from their homes in Southern California on Tuesday as a powerful rainstorm triggered flash floods and mudslides on slopes where a series of intense wildfires burned off protective vegetation last month.
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Death Toll From California Blazes Rises To 43, After Teen Dies
The death toll from the deadliest rash of wildfires in California history has risen to 43, after a 17-year-old girl who was badly burned in the fires earlier this month died at a hospital, officials said on Monday.
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California 'Horror' Fires Burn On, 40 Dead In One Week
Authorities hope weaker winds will help more than 10,000 firefighters battle the deadliest blazes in California history, which have killed at least 40 people and destroyed thousands of structures in one of the state's worst natural disasters in years
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35 Dead, As California Wildfires Continue To Rage
Fire officials in Northern California reported further headway on Friday against the most lethal outbreak of wildfires in state history, as the death toll rose to 35 and teams with cadaver dogs combed charred ruins for human remains.
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15 Killed, More Than Half A Million Evacuated In Western US Wildfires
Firefighters were battling unprecedented wildfires up and down the US West Coast on Friday that killed 15 people and forced more than half a million others to flee their homes, with officials warning of more deaths to come in the days ahead.
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Dogs Help Wildfire Survivors Recover Something Precious: Human Ashes
Larry Woodward surveyed the charred ruins of his 1,700-square foot home, the blackened brick fireplace among the few recognizable items that survived the flames.
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Mailboxes On Fire, Exploding Propane Tanks: Evacuees Escape US Wildfire
Nicole Montague and her 16-year-old daughter Destiny noticed a red glow on the horizon as they drove to school in Paradise, California, that Thursday morning. They did not think much of it as they had seen fires nearby in the past.
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California Wildfire Death Toll Climbs To 56, 130 Still Missing
U.S. National Guard troops scoured the ruins of the town of Paradise on Thursday for any sign of 130 people still missing in California's deadliest wildfire on record as authorities said the death toll had risen to 56.
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50 Dead In California Wildfire As Firefighters Continue To Battle Blazes
Thousands of firefighters battled blazes in northern and southern California on tuesday as body recovery teams searched the remains of houses and charred cars for victims of the deadliest wildfire in the history of the US state.
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44 Dead In The Deadliest Wildfire In California History
Thousands of firefighters battled blazes in northern and southern California on Tuesday as body recovery teams searched the remains of houses and charred cars for victims of the deadliest wildfires in the history of the US state.
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Number Of Dead Reaches 29 In California Wildfire, Deadliest In State
The death toll from a devastating California wildfire has matched that of the deadliest to hit the state, with 29 people killed, a local sheriff said Sunday.
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"Hell In Paradise": Teams In Grim Search For California Wildfire Victims
Search teams scoured the carnage of California's most destructive ever wildfire for victims on Sunday, as the state-wide death toll rose to 26 with high winds hampering the effort to rescue property and save lives.
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9 Dead In California Wildfire, Residents Take Refuge On Beaches In Malibu
Wildfires burned out of control on Friday across California, killing at least nine people in a mountain town and forcing residents to flee the upscale beach community of Malibu in the face of a monster fire storm.
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Late-Season Wildfire Ravages California Town As Residents Flee
A late-season wildfire ravaged the town of Paradise in northern California overnight, forcing its nearly 27,000 residents to flee for their lives and leading to an unknown number of deaths, officials said.
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Woman, Her Two Great-Grandchildren Found Dead In California Fire
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.
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Mudslides And Flooding Kill At Least 13 In California
At least 13 people died and thousands fled from their homes in Southern California on Tuesday as a powerful rainstorm triggered flash floods and mudslides on slopes where a series of intense wildfires burned off protective vegetation last month.
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Death Toll From California Blazes Rises To 43, After Teen Dies
The death toll from the deadliest rash of wildfires in California history has risen to 43, after a 17-year-old girl who was badly burned in the fires earlier this month died at a hospital, officials said on Monday.
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California 'Horror' Fires Burn On, 40 Dead In One Week
Authorities hope weaker winds will help more than 10,000 firefighters battle the deadliest blazes in California history, which have killed at least 40 people and destroyed thousands of structures in one of the state's worst natural disasters in years
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35 Dead, As California Wildfires Continue To Rage
Fire officials in Northern California reported further headway on Friday against the most lethal outbreak of wildfires in state history, as the death toll rose to 35 and teams with cadaver dogs combed charred ruins for human remains.
