05-08-2018 23:34 via yahoo.com

Massive California wildfire becomes fifth largest in state history

By Dan WhitcombLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A massive, out-of-control Northern California wildfire thatdestroyed 68 homes and forced thousands to flee has become the fifth largest in state history, officials said on Sunday, as crews battled high temperatures and strong winds.The Mendocino Complex Fire, made up of two separate conflagrations that merged near Ukiah, north of Sacramento, exploded by 25 percent overnight and had blackened nearly 400 square miles as of Sunday morning, the California Depar
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