California wildfires destroy more than 1400 homes with at least 6 deaths

It was one of the worst wildfires and more than 1,400 homes have been destroyed in these wildfires currently burning in California. As per officials, these were among the worst ever in the state. The death toll rose to six after a person was killed in a new fire south of Monterrey.
This has been reported in zeenews.india.com dated 21 September 2015.

California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CalFire), which said 10,500 firefighters were currently deployed to contain the Valley fire and the Butte fire, in the Sierra Nevada foothills.
Each of the fires in the Valley and Butte are believed to have burned more than 70,000 acres (28,000 hectares) – the fires were approximately half and 70 percent contained, respectively.
Mandatory evacuations for the Butte fire which was burning about 100 miles east of Sacramento, were lifted Sunday. Similarly, for some areas affected by the Valley fire, north of Napa Valley`s wine country.
The Valley and Butte fires had become the sixth and seventh worst, respectively, in the state`s history. The fires has razed parts of small, rural towns. In contrast, the most damaging fire was the 1991 Tunnel fire that tore through the heavily populated hills above Oakland. 25 persons were killed and some 2,900 homes and apartment buildings were destroyed.
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