Death toll rises to 42 as containment increases in Northern California fires
by Joseph Serna and Sonali Kohli, Los Angeles Times
Oct 18, 2017
3 minutes
SANTA ROSA, Calif. - Crews on Wednesday continued to increase containment of a cluster of deadly wildfires that have ravaged Northern California, while authorities announced the discovery of another fire victim - a development that brought the fatality count to 42.
Authorities confirmed a 23rd death in Sonoma County - 22 from the Tubbs fire and one from the Nuns fire, officials said. There were eight deaths in Mendocino County, seven
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