"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 Sunday 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.

Authorities are still looking for seven people after finding nine others who had been reported missing, Bosenko said. "

Alexandria Sage reports for Reuters July 28, 2018. [2]

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