California’s largest wildfire destroys dozens of residences
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(Worthy News) – The largest of several wildfires burning throughout the state of California destroyed nearly 30 homes over the weekend, fire officials said Sunday.
The Mendocino Complex Fire — made up of the Ranch and River fires — destroyed a total of 146 homes as of Sunday morning, up from 119 on Thursday, Cal Fire said.
Overall 1,025 structures remain threatened by the 331,399-acre wildfire, which became the largest in California’s history last week. Cal Fire said the blaze is 70 percent contained as of Sunday morning and is expected to be fully contained by Sept. 1. [ Source: UPI (Read More…) ]
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