A Northern California wildfire threatened thousands of homes Thursday after winds whipped it into a monster that incinerated houses in a small mountain community and killed at least three people. Many homes were incinerated in the Butte County hamlet of Berry Creek, with a population of 525 people. "The school is gone, the fire department's gone, the bar's gone, the laundromat's gone, the general store's gone," he told the Sacramento Bee. Even in the midst of its dry, hot, windy fire season, California has seen wildfires advancing with unprecedented speed and ferocity. In Southern California, fires burned in Los Angeles, San Bernardino and San Diego counties.

Source: CBC News September 10, 2020 05:22 UTC