Death toll rises to 56 in Butte County
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Channel: CBS47 KSEE24 · 2018 · News & Politics
PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — With scores of people still missing, National Guard troops searched Wednesday through charred debris for more victims of California’s deadliest wildfire as top federal and state officials toured the ruins of a community completely destroyed by the flames. The death toll from the Camp Fire now stands at 56, 130 people are still unaccounted for. Eight additional bodies were recovered today. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke joined Gov. Jerry Brown on a visit to the leveled town of Paradise, telling reporters it was the worst fire devastation he had ever seen.
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