Oregon wildfires destroy five towns, many deaths feared

Multiple blazes burned to the north in Washington state as the Pacific Northwest faced the brunt of nearly 100 wildfires burning across the U.S. West.In California, officials said 64,000 people had been evacuated from their homes as 28 major fires raged across the most populous U.S. state.In California evacuations were ordered for a broad area around a massive 200,000-acre wildfire burning north of Sacramento.