Two More Identified in Deadly California Wildfire

At least 86 people were killed in the wildfire

 

Rubble lines a lot on Skyway after a wildfire burned through Paradise, Calif., on Friday, Nov. 9, 2018. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

 

PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California sheriff’s office has released the names of two more people who died in a devastating wildfire that killed at least 86 people.

The Butte County Sheriff’s office identified on Thursday the deceased as 74-year-old Robert Quinn of Paradise and 93-year-old Berniece Schmidt of Magalia.

The office has publicly identified 69 of people who perished in a Nov. 8 wildfire that was the country’s deadliest in a century.

The wildfire wiped out more than 14,000 homes, most of them in the tiny town of Paradise. The smaller communities of Concow and Magalia were also hard hit.

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The cause of the fire is not known, although some people who lost homes and relatives are suing Pacific Gas & Electric. The utility filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this week.

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At least 86 people were killed in the wildfire     PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California sheriff’s office has released the names of two more people who died in a devastating wildfire that killed at least 86 people. The Butte County Sheriff’s office identified on Thursday the deceased as 74-year-old Robert Quinn of […]

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