Northern California wildfire kills 2 women

05 Sep 2022, 07:38 by Darryl Coote · UPI

Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Authorities in Northern California said two people were killed in a wildfire that erupted over the weekend amid a dangerous heatwave hitting the western states.

The sheriff's office for Siskiyou County, which borders Oregon, confirmed the two fire-related fatalities in a statement late Sunday, identifying the two victims as women aged 66 and 73.