Massive Northern California wildfire kills 2nd firefighter

By JONATHAN J. COOPER and AMANDA LEE MYERS
The Associated Press
REDDING, Calif.  — An explosive wildfire raged through several Northern California communities, killing two firefighters and destroying dozens of homes after thousands of terrified residents fled in miles-long traffic jams.
Flames that turned the sky orange swept through the communities of Shasta and Keswick before jumping the Sacramento River on Thursday and reaching Redding, a city of about 92,000 people and the largest