"Kind fire in Northern California weekends thanks to days of rain"
A massive wildfire that consumed more than 97,000 acres just
east of Sacramento is dying out after a storm dumped several inches of rain in
the region.With the decreased fire activity, the number of people battling the
King fire has been reduced from nearly 8,000 to 4,420.
Cleanup efforts are underway as firefighters work to tamp
down heavier fuels -- dry vegetation that can act as kindling -- that were sheltered
from the rain by a dense forest canopy.
The rain produced some minor mud flows, and threatened at
least one home, but firefighters were able to stabilize the area, Mackensen
said.
Crews were evaluating homes and damaged buildings that may
be endangered by future mudslides, he said.
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