Wildfires raging through Northern California cause at least 5 deaths https://www.foxnews.com/us/wildfires-rag...deaths-cal-fire Thousands of residents have been evacuated and at least two people were missing as of Thursday By Brie Stimson | Fox News
Wildfires sparked by thousands of lightning strikes devastate California neighborhoods
Fox News senior correspondent Claudia Cowan reports from Vacaville with an update.
Dozens of wildfires raging through Northern and Central California have reportedly killed at least 5 people this week, including a Pacific Gas & Electric worker who was helping first responders and a pilot on a water-dropping mission who was killed in a crash.
Three civilians have died in Napa Valley and one in Solano County, Cal Fire said in an update. It wasn't immediately clear if the power company worker was included in the count of civilians.
At least 30 civilians and firefighters have been injured in the fires, which have also destroyed hundreds of structures and threatens hundreds of homes. Thousands of residents have been evacuated and at least two people were missing as o Thursday.-- excerpt, rest at link above --
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