California wildfires: Governor declares state of emergency

The governor of California has declared a state of emergency after wildfires forced thousands of people to flee their homes in the north of the state. Governor Jerry Brown said the fires had destroyed buildings in the Napa and Lake counties and threatened hundreds of others. More than 1,300 people fled Middletown, north of San Francisco, as their homes were consumed by the flames.  







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