Wildfires Wreak Havoc in Drought-Choked Western States

Wildfires rampaged across the drought-choked West on Thursday as authorities scrambled for resources to beat back the flames

CalFire firefighter Bo Santiago lights a backfire as the Rocky fire burns near Clearlake, Calif., on Monday, Aug. 3, 2015. AP Photo/Josh Edelson

Wildfires rampaged across the drought-choked West on Thursday as authorities scrambled for resources to beat back the flames.

The blazes took a deadly turn in Washington state, where three firefighters were killed and four more injured.

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