California fire – THE OPEN VIEW

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As California burns, the winds arrive and the lights go out

By Parveen Kumar on September 8, 2020 • ( Leave a comment )

SHAVER LAKE, Calif. — New wildfires ravaged bone-dry California during a scorching Labor Day weekend that saw a dramatic airlift of more than 200 people trapped by flames and ended with the state’s largest utility turning off power to 172,000 customers to try to prevent its power lines […]

Death toll rises to 76 in California fire with winds ahead

By Parveen Kumar on November 18, 2018 • ( Leave a comment )

CHICO, Calif. — Northern California crews battling the country’s deadliest wildfire in a century were bracing for strong winds, with gusts up to 50 miles per hour, creating the potential to erode gains they have made in containing a disaster that has killed at least 76 and leveled […]