REDDING, Calif.—A 70-year-old woman and her two great-grandchildren were among six people killed when a wildfire engulfed entire communities in northern California, officials and family members said.
Shasta County Sheriff Tom Bosenko told a news conference near the city of Redding at the edge of the blaze on July 29 one more person had been killed in a residence consumed by fire, bringing the total to six, including two firefighters. He said the latest victim had not complied with an evacuation order.
