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Wildfire fueled by monster winds races through Sonoma County, leveling buildings

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(CNN)A raging wildfire that forced massive evacuations in Northern California scorched thousands of acres in hours -- and is expected to keep growing.

The Kincade Fire ignited Wednesday night in Sonoma County, and burned 16,000 acres by Thursday night. It was fueled in part by high winds that had already prompted California electric utilities to intentionally cut power to thousands of residents.
The blaze had claimed 49 structures by Thursday afternoon, Cal Fire said. It was unclear how many of those lost were homes.
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Sac County coroner to assist ID’ing CA boat fire victims

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

The Sacramento County Coroner's Office is one of multiple agencies tapped to assist in rescue and recovery efforts of those affected by early Monday morning's deadly boat fire in Southern California.

Kimberly Gin, spokesperson for the coroner's office, said the agency was asked to help because of its expertise in rapid DNA identification.

"It’s the same machine that we used during the Butte fires. So we’ll be able to link victim DNA to family DNA," said Gin, referring to the November 2018 Camp Fire that claimed more than 80 lives.

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25 bodies have been found and 9 others remain missing after a boat fire off the coast of California

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25 bodies have been located and 9 others remain missing following a massive boat fire off the coast of Ventura County, California, Monday morning, according to Associated Press.

The diving boat Conception sent out a distress signal around 3:30 a.m. Monday morning, according to the Ventura County Fire Department. It was in the middle of a three-day trip.

The 75-foot vessel was carrying 39 people when the blaze began, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office.

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