At least five people died in a Northern California wildfire as they desperately tried to flee in their cars, officials said Friday. The victims were\u2026<\/b>
\nAt least five people died in a Northern California wildfire as they desperately tried to flee in their cars, officials said Friday.
The victims were all found in vehicles that were torched by the fast-moving blaze in the Butte County town of Paradise, according to the Butte County Sheriff\u2019s Office.
\u201cDue to the burn injuries, identification could not immediately be made,\u201d the sheriff\u2019s office said, adding that autopsies were pending.
The fire, which started early Thursday morning in Butte County \u2013 roughly 85 miles north of Sacramento \u2013 raced across the area, reducing Paradise, a town of 27,000, to ashes and leaving behind a trail of destruction.
The flames from the inferno called the Camp Fire moved so fast that firefighters did not even try to stop it, authorities said Friday as the blaze quadrupled in size.
\u201cThere was really no firefight involved,\u201d said Capt. Scott McLean of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, adding that responders instead helped to get people out alive. \u201cThese firefighters were in the rescue mode all day yesterday.\u201d
Meanwhile, a set of other wildfires continued to burn and threaten regions about 500 miles away in Southern California.
On Friday, officials ordered the evacuation of the star-studded beachside community of Malibu as a wildfire encroached upon it.
\u201cFire is burning out of control, heading into populated areas of Malibu. All residents evacuate now,\u201d the city of Malibu tweeted Friday afternoon.
Caitlyn Jenner\u2019s home in the Malibu hills was destroyed by the blaze plaguing the area, TMZ reported Friday, citing sources.
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