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Two firefighters were killed in the Carr Fire. One was a contract firefighter, Donald Ray Smith, who was driving a bulldozer when he died. [55] The second was Redding-based fire inspector Jeremy Stoke. [52] On July 28, a great-grandmother and her two great-grandchildren were found dead, as they did not have a car and were unable to evacuate. [56]
The fire tornado, which had peak windspeeds of 143 miles per hour (230 km/h), killed at least three people and injured five others while on the ground for approximately thirty minutes. The fire tornado was the most powerful in California history, and was the deadliest fire tornado to ever form as part of a larger event.
Miller was shot and killed at age 31 in a Hollywood nightclub in February 2004. [20] Gary Anthony Williams was a 33-year-old man described as a "drifter" and a "hustler" who begged at a local gas station. Although he claimed to work there, his arrest record listed him as unemployed. [19]
Nickerson was outside trying to hose down his property around 7 p.m. Tuesday, his daughter said. The last time she talked to him was on FaceTime around 9:30 p.m.
Victor Shaw, 66, was trying to protect his home, which had been in the family for over five decades, when he was killed the night of Jan. 7 in the Eaton Fire, his family said. Victor Shaw.
As of 7:46 p.m., the fire had burned 14,148 acres and was not contained, according to the latest incident update released by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire.
Cal Fire said 40,300 acres have burned in California since the multiple blazes ignited, and over 12,000 homes, businesses and other structures have been destroyed.
An SUV on fire in Pasadena, California A car engine on fire in Vallejo, California A dash camera video of a truck on fire in Estonia, fire truck and police driving, later transportation. A vehicle fire is an undesired conflagration (uncontrolled burning) involving a motor vehicle.