Camp Fire: Death toll climbs to 85 as crews close in on full containment

ByKate Larsen KGO logo
Sunday, November 25, 2018
Homes leveled by the Camp Fire line a development on Edgewood Lane in Paradise, Calif., Monday, Nov. 12, 2018.
Homes leveled by the Camp Fire line a development on Edgewood Lane in Paradise, Calif., Monday, Nov. 12, 2018.
(AP Photo/Noah Berger)

PARADISE, Calif. (KGO) -- Cal Fire released two updates on the Camp Fire Saturday night.

The good news is containment is now up to 98 percent, but with the increase in progress comes a tragic update.

One more body was found in the wildfire aftermath, bringing the death toll to 85.

Cal Fire initially reported Saturday that the death toll was at 87, but later issued a correction that it is 85.

RELATED: Officials describe grueling process of finding, identifying those missing in Camp Fire aftermath

You can see the full Camp Fire Incident Report here.

At 153,336 acres, the Camp Fire is the most destructive in California history.

It has burned down 13,954 residences, 514 commercial buildings, and 4,265 other buildings.

The fire is also the deadliest in state history.

See more stories, photos and videos on the Camp Fire in Butte County.

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