CALIFORNIA (Washington Insider Magazine)-Two bodies were discovered after a wildfire in Northern California raged into a tiny community and damaged or destroyed around 100 structures, according to authorities.
At a community gathering on Sunday night, Siskiyou County Sheriff Jeremiah LaRue made the tragic announcement that 2 people had died in the Mill Fire, which has scorched more than 4,200 acres close to the town of Weed.
The two people who died were women, aged 66 and 73, according to a statement issued by the sheriff’s office early on Monday. First responders discovered the remains on Friday inside Weed’s city borders, according to the sheriff’s office.
The sheriff’s department had no more information on the fatalities.
The Mountain Wildfire, which is also raging in Siskiyou County close to the Oregon border, presented new difficulties as crews appeared to be taming the Mill Fire on Sunday.
According to Cal Fire, the Mountain Fire, which is raging in a more isolated rural section of Siskiyou County, increased from 6,451 acres on Sunday morning to 10,338 acres on Monday morning. According to officials, the Mountain Fire, which was barely 10% controlled on Monday, prompted the relocation of over 300 residents and posed a threat to 690 structures.
According to a Sunday report from Cal Fire on the wildfire, winds on the Mountain Fire’s ridges were of significant concern to firefighters who believed they may spread flaming embers and start spot fires.
Dueling flames are being fought by firefighters in record-breaking dry conditions and temperatures in the triple digits, according to ABC NEWS.
According to Cal Fire authorities, the Mill Fire has consumed 4,263 acres since starting on Friday and was 40% controlled as of Monday morning. According to the most recent damage estimate made public by Cal Fire, the Mill Fire destroyed 88 single buildings and damaged 11 more.
According to Cal Fire authorities, workers will continue to concentrate on protecting buildings and extending containment lines around the 2 fires.
In order to aid in the fight against the wildfires, California Governor Gavin Newsom has issued a state of emergency in Siskiyou County.
The Mill Fire, which ravaged Weed, a community of more than 2,600 people, injured numerous individuals as they fled the blaze and damaged or destroyed at least 132 structures, including several houses, according to the mayor of Weed.
According to the town’s mayor, Kim Greene, the Roseburg Forest Products lumber mill, which is located next to a park and a number of houses that she claimed were almost all burned, is where the Mill Fire began on Friday.
Greene said that the wildfire was fanned by 30 mph gusts and grew swiftly before jumping a pair of railroad lines and sweeping into a neighborhood.
Green asserted that many people only had a few minutes to flee. As individuals ran for their life, an ABC News team saw a number of walkers and wheelchairs left along roadways. Numerous burned-out vehicles were parked in the driveways and streets of fully damaged houses.
According to Cal Fire, more than 1,000 individuals had to be evacuated as a result of the Mill Fire.
On Saturday, there were less strong gusts for the firefighters, but the high temperatures are still difficult, according to Cal Fire authorities. On Monday, it was projected that Redding, California, will reach a temperature of 111 degrees.
The extreme temperatures are prompting firefighters to take care to ensure their physical health, according to Cal Fire Capt. Robert Foxworthy.
