Death toll in wildfire near Redding climbs to 6 as firefighters struggle to slow 89,000-acre blaze
REDDING, Calif. - The body of another victim of a wildfire burning in Shasta County was found Sunday, bringing the total number of fatalities to six, including two firefighters, authorities said.
The identity of the victim or and details of how the person died were not immediately available, officials said at a news conference in Redding. The discovery came one day after a family member confirmed the deaths of a 70-year-old woman and her two great-grandchildren.
Authorities said half a dozen other people were still reported missing.
With the unyielding temperatures over 100 degrees and bone-dry vegetation, authorities said there was no end in sight to the Carr fire. From Friday night to Saturday morning, the fire doubled in
