Carr Fire

Carr Fire becomes 7th most destructive fire in state history

Tuesday, July 31, 2018
The monstrous Carr Fire continues to leave a path of destruction in Shasta County.
REDDING, Calif. (KGO) -- The Carr Fire is now the 7th most destructive fire in state history. The wildfire has burned more than 110,154 acres and is 27 percent contained.

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The fire has killed six people, including two children and two firefighters. The wildfire is threatening more than 2,500 structures and more than 1,200 structures have already been destroyed.

Residents say the hardest part is not knowing if their homes will still be standing.

PHOTOS: Massive Carr Fire tears through Shasta County
A firefighter walks along a containment line while battling a wildfire Saturday, July 28, 2018, in Redding, Calif.none
San Bernardino County Fire department firefighters assess the damage to a neighborhood in the aftermath of a wildfire, Sunday, July 29, 2018, in Keswick, Calif.none
A firenado is seen during the Carr Fire near Redding, Calif.none
Brush ignites near Redding as the Carr Fire continues to burn on Monday, July 30, 2018.none
A firefighter walks along a containment line while battling a wildfire Saturday, July 28, 2018, in Redding, Calif.none
Deer graze along a road covered in fire retardant as the Carr Fire burns near Redding, Calif., on Saturday, July 28, 2018.none
Flames leap above firefighters battling the Carr Fire in Redding, Calif., on Saturday, July 28, 2018.none
Firefighter Scott Brown sprays water on a backfire while battling the Carr Fire in Redding, Calif., on Saturday, July 28, 2018.none
In this photo released July 28, 2018, Sergeant David Fawson holds a month-old fawn that was located by Cal Fire without a mother inside the Carr Fire line near Redding, Calif.none
A firefighter battling the Carr Fire observes nearby flames in Redding, Calif., on Saturday, July 28, 2018.none
Cal Fire crews set backfire to protect a home from the Carr Fire burning near the community of Igo, Calif. on Saturday, July 28, 2018.none
Cal Fire crews head to battle the Carr Fire burning near Redding, Calif. on Monday, July 30, 2018.none
The Carr Fire got so hot, it melted kayaks sitting in Whiskeytown Lake on Sunday, July 29, 2018.none
Everything in sight is burned by Carr Fire flames on the road to Whiskeytown, Calif. on Sunday, July 29, 2018.none
A child's rocking horse and some lawn chairs are all that's left of a home in west Redding, Calif. on Saturday, July 28, 2018.none
Homes leveled by the Carr Fire line the Lake Keswick Estates area of Redding, Calif., on Friday, July 27, 2018.none
Flames from a backfire, set by firefighters trying to contain the Carr Fire, burn in Redding, Calif., on Saturday, July 28, 2018.none
Flames from a backfire, set by firefighters trying to contain the Carr Fire, burn in Redding, Calif., on Saturday, July 28, 2018.none
Damage from the Carr Fire appears on Friday, July 27, 2018.none
A car is seen burning in Shasta County during the Carr Fire on Friday, July 27, 2018.none
Flames engulf trees in Shasta County, Calif during the Carr Fire on Friday, July 27, 2018.none
A chair burnt in the Carr Fire appears on Sunday, July 29, 2018.KGO
An Army National Guard specialist stands guard at a checkpoint as the Carr Fire burns in Redding, Calif., on Saturday, July 28, 2018.none
Deer graze along a road covered in fire retardant as the Carr Fire burns near Redding, Calif., on Saturday, July 28, 2018.none
ABC7 News' Laura Anthony stands amid towering rubble of the Carr Fire near Redding, Calif. on Sunday, July 29, 2018.none
Flames from the Carr Fire engulf a home in this undated image.none
A firefighter battles the Carr Fire as it burns near Shasta, Calif., on Thursday, July 26, 2018.none
The Carr Fire tears through Shasta, Calif., Thursday, July 26, 2018.none
In this Wednesday, July 25, 2018 photo provided by the California Highway Patrol, the Carr Fire burns near Redding, Calif.none
An historic schoolhouse burns as the Carr Fire tears through Shasta, Calif., Thursday, July 26, 2018.none
An inmate firefighter walks along Highway 299 as the Carr Fire tears through Shasta, Calif., Thursday, July 26, 2018.none
A car passes through flames on Highway 299 as the Carr Fire burns through Shasta, Calif., Thursday, July 26, 2018.none
California State Parks Superintendent Lori Martin keeps watch on historic buildings as the Carr Fire burns a residence in Shasta, Calif., on Thursday, July 26, 2018.none
A residence burns as the Carr Fire tears through Shasta, Calif., on Thursday, July 26, 2018.none
The Carr Fire burns along Highway 299 in Redding, Calif., on Thursday, July 26, 2018.none
The Carr Fire burns above Whiskeytown Lake near Whiskeytown, Calif., on Thursday, July 26, 2018.none
In this Wednesday, July 25, 2018 photo provided by the California Highway Patrol, the Carr Fire burns near Highway 299 and Redding, Calif.none
A structure burns as the Carr Fire races along Highway 299 near Redding, Calif., on Thursday, July 26, 2018.none
A woman, who declined to give her name, surveys damage to her grandmother's house after the Carr Fire burned through Redding, Calif., on Friday, July 27, 2018.none
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"You just never think it's going to happen to you. You work twenty years to put things together...and even if the house is there, the landscape is going to be just terrible," said Ronald Henninger

Officials will hold a community meeting for residents impacted by the fire. The meeting will starts at 4 p.m. at the Trinity Alps Performing Arts Center in Weaverville.

Visit this page for a map of all the homes that have been destroyed in this tragic fire.

Get the latest on the Carr Fire here, the Complex Fire here and the latest on wildfires across California here.


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