California wildfire becomes deadliest in state's history as toll hits 42

By News on the Net -- Yahoo —— Bio and Archives November 13, 2018

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Survivors told how they fled California's apocalyptic wildfires as the soles of their shoes melted, celebrities returned to find their multi-million dollars homes in ashes, and the state's governor warned "our whole way of life" was under threat. As the fires continued to rage at both ends of the Golden State the death toll around the incinerated northern town of Paradise rose to 42 on Monday night, making it the deadliest wildfire in the state's history. Two more dead have perished near Malibu in the south of the state.-- More...