California Faces Its Most Destructive Wildfire in State History

President Trump, meanwhile, is blaming poor “forest management” and threatening to cut federal funding.

California continues to reckon with the most destructive wildfire it has ever seen as thousands of structures topple and the death toll rises to 11.

The Camp fire, centered on the Northern California town of Paradise, has incinerated 100,000 acres and nearly 7,000 structures, the San Francisco Chronicle and the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) reported.  On Friday, authorities announced five people had died in the fire attempting to escape in their vehicles.  By Saturday morning, that number had jumped to nine.  Three victims were found outside their homes, and one was found inside a home. 

Two more fatalities were reported later Saturday.

“Due to the burn injuries, identification could not be immediately made,” the Butte County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement.

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