Lake Fire

A mobile home and car burn at Spanish Flat Mobile Villa as the LNU Lightning Complex fires tear through unincorporated Napa County, Calif., on Tuesday.

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1 Dead In California Fire, As Lightning-Strike Fires Push Resources To Limit

10:17pm August 19, 2020

by Vanessa Romo

A pilot was killed after he crashed while battling a blaze in Fresno County. Officials say "a historic lightning siege" has caused more than 367 new fires throughout California.

A wildfire in Lassen County in Northern California on Saturday spawned at least one fire tornado that prompted the National Weather Service to issue a tornado warning. As of Monday, firefighters were still trying to contain the blaze.

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Extreme Heat And Fire Tornadoes Slow Firefighting Efforts In California

9:34am August 18, 2020

by Vanessa Romo

"We are all experiencing rather extraordinary conditions," Gov. Gavin Newsom says. There are about 15 fires burning in the northern and southern ends of the state.