Two people were found dead within the burn zone of a Northern California wildfire burning south of the Oregon border.
Posted: Aug 02, 2022 7:00 PM ET | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
Search teams discovered the bodies Monday at separate residences along State Route 96, one of the only roads in and out of the remote region near the state line with Oregon, the Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office said in a statement. That blaze has burned nearly 228 square kilometres and is the largest of several wildfires burning in the Klamath National Forest near the California-Oregon border.
More than 100 homes and other buildings have burned in the McKinney Fire since it erupted last Friday. Rain helped firefighters as they worked to control the spread of the fire, but authorities said it continued to burn.A smaller fire near the tiny community of Happy Camp forced evacuations and road closures as it burned out of control Tuesday. Still more fires are raging in the Western U.S., threatening thousands of homes.
In this photo provided by the Nebraska Forest Service, a bicycle is seen beneath a downed power pole as smoke from the Carter Canyon wildfire drifts in western Nebraska on Monday. Fire crews battling a the fire that has destroyed some homes looked to the skies Tuesday as forecasters warned of thunderstorms.
But lightning over the weekend also sparked several smaller fires near the McKinney blaze. And despite the much-needed moisture, forests and fields in the region remained bone-dry.Firefighters continue to battle California blazesThe fast-growing McKinney Fire in Northern California has burned more than 30,000 acres in the Klamath National Forest near the state's border with Oregon.
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