Gulf Times

Number of wildfire missing drops

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The number of people unaccounte­d for in California’s deadliest wildfire has dropped to just three, down from a high of more than 1,200, officials said late on Monday. The death toll from the so-called Camp Fire, remains at 85, the Butte County Sheriff’s Office said. The fire started in November 8 and was fully contained by November 25. It all but obliterate­d the mountain community of Paradise, home to more than 27,000 people about 175 miles north of San Francisco. Of the dead, 50 have positively identified and 31 have been tentativel­y identified, officials said.

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