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The fast-moving McKinney Fire in northern California near the Oregon border has forced 2 000 residents to evacuate and has destroyed homes and critical infrastructure since it broke out on Friday.

More than 2,000 residents were under evacuation orders and some 200 under evacuation warnings

The pair were found dead in a car, apparently trying to escape the blaze, officials say.

For backcountry hikers, August used to be a magical month, coming after the mosquitoes and before autumn storms. Now, theres risk of fires and smoke.

By Nathan Frandino YREKA, Calif. -Two bodies were found inside a burned-out car in the path of a huge northern California forest fire raging near the

The largest blaze in the US state this year is fuelled by strong winds and extreme drought conditions.

By Nathan Frandino YREKA, Calif. (Reuters) - Two bodies were found inside a burned-out car in the path of a huge wildfire raging near California's border with Oregon, authorities said on Monday, as heavy smoke limited efforts to deploy aircraft to contain the blaze over the weekend. Since it broke o...

(SISKIYOU COUNTY, Calif.) -- A fire burning out of control in a Northern California national forest and threatening a town of nearly 8,000 people has quickly be

The largest wildfire so far this year in California has exploded to over 55,000 acres with no containment, officials said. The McKinney Fire was burning out of control in the Klamath National Forest, with expected thunderstorms a big concern on Monday.

The bodies of the dead pair were found inside a car in the driveway of a property caught in the blaze, Siskiyou County Sheriff Jeremiah LaRue