Northern California fires: McKinney Fire devastates Klamath River
The out-of-control McKinney Fire — California’s largest of 2022 — has grown to nearly 90 square miles.
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The out-of-control McKinney Fire — California’s largest of 2022 — has grown to nearly 90 square miles.
Some evacuation orders have been lifted for towns near a Northern California wildfire that has claimed at least four lives. Authorities on Wednesday said residents forced to flee the Siskyou
The out-of-control McKinney Fire — California’s largest of 2022 — has grown to nearly 90 square miles.
The scenic Northern California hamlet of Klamath River was home to about 200 people, a community center, a corner store and a post office. But the deadly wildfire raging through the forested region near the Oregon state line jumped the river last weekend, killed four residents and turned most of the community into ashes.
Roger Derry, 80, and his son have lived together in the tiny scenic hamlet of Klamath River in Northern California for more than 40 years. They know most of the town’s 200 or so residents. Now, they’re one of the few families left after California’s largest and deadliest wildfire of the year raged through the…