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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Wildfire playing havoc with America – tourism affected in Montana

America is in the grip of a wildfire and tourists are fleeing to safety and hundreds of homes in Montana and northern California are under threat. Both these states have been ravaged by drought and rising temperatures and the string winds are hindering fire crews from battling the blazes in the northern Rocky Mountains.
This has been reported in news.sky.com dated 24 July 2015.

One blaze has apparently burnt down more than six square miles along the eastern edge of Glacier National Park in Montana and this is the height of tourist season there. The fire broke out and has swept along ridges near the park's most popular roadway called as the 'Going To The Sun Road'. 21 miles of this road have been shut.
Approximately 700,000 people had visited the park in July last year and nearly 95% of them had made use of at least some part of the road.
Moreover, campers numbering more than 600 campers have had to leave a site near the small town of St Mary because officials have converted the camping ground to serve as a staging area to tackle the fire.
The blaze in California has threatened 200 homes and ranches outside the Napa Valley and has spread to more than 10.5 square miles. As a result, US Highway 50 has been shut in both directions between Sacramento and Reno, Nevada.
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