SFGATE: Carr Fire death toll rises to five

Carr Fire death toll rises to five
Published on July 29, 2018 at 09:39AM by By Trisha Thadani, Melody Gutierrez, Sarah Ravani and Jill Tucker
REDDING — The aggressive blaze that sent more than 37,000 people fleeing for their lives exploded overnight and nearly doubled in size as strong winds and scorching temperatures fueled the fire. The Carr Fire that burned into Redding grew to 80,900 acres — around 125 square miles — and was only 5 percent contained as of Saturday morning, according to Cal Fire. Two firefighters have died in the blaze. So far, 500 structures have been destroyed, 75 damaged and nearly 5,000 remain threatened. The intensity of the heat created fire whirlwinds that uprooted trees and turned over cars as the fire entered the northwest side of the city late Thursday night.