California sources reported that the death toll from the most destructive fire to hit California rose to 23 on Saturday as rescue workers recovered more bodies of people killed by the devastating blaze. As per report firefighters are battling raging fires at both ends of the state, but there is little hope of containing the flames anytime soon.
Honea said "Today, 14 additional bodies were located, which brings our total number to 23," Sheriff Kory Honea told a news conference. Ten of the bodies were found in the town of Paradise while four were discovered in the Concow area, both in Butte County. Furthermore rescuers could be seen removing remains over a period of several hours in Paradise and placing them in a black hearse. Also pieces of bodies were transported by a bucket, while intact remains were carried in body bags.
Moreover so far, a total of 23 of the people killed in what authorities have dubbed the "Camp Fire" have been reported in Paradise, where more than 6,700 buildings, most of them residences have been consumed by the late season inferno. Further from miles around, acrid smoke could be seen in the sky around Paradise, the sun barely visible. Moreover on the ground, cars were reduced to metal carcasses, while power lines were also gnawed by the flames.
