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Fri Aug 21, 2020, 07:54 PM Aug 2020

California wildfires: 560 blazes have scorched more acres than there are in Rhode Island

Almost every firefighting resource in California is battling the hundreds of blazes the include two of the largest wildfires in the state's history, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday.

"These fires are stretching our resources and stressing our personnel," the governor told reporters.

The wildfires tormenting California have killed at least four people, turned neighborhoods into ash and blanketed swaths of the state with dense smoke.

About 96% of the state's firefighting engines have been assigned, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) spokesman Jeremy Rahn said.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/california-wildfires-560-blazes-have-scorched-more-acres-than-there-are-in-rhode-island/ar-BB18dNgZ?li=BBnbcA1&ocid=DELLDHP

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