21 confirmed dead thus far in NorCal wildfires
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KCRA) ?
Fire officials confirmed Wednesday the remains of four more people were found, bringing the death toll to 21 as more than 16 wildfires continue to rage in Northern California.
Less than an hour after the Yuba County Sheriff's Department reported a second body was found in the charred rubble of a home left destroyed by the Cascade Fire, Cal Fire Director Ken Pimlott announced three additional deaths.
"Make no mistake: This is a serious, critical, catastrophic event," Pimlott said.
There is no word yet on which fire the three bodies were pulled from.
The Sonoma County sheriff's officials said 670 people ertr still listed missing in wine country.
Eleven people were confirmed dead in Sonoma County, where two major fires are burning: the Tubbs Fire and the Nuns Fire.
In addition, the Mendocino County Sheriff's Department confirmed at least three people were dead as a result of the Redwood/Potter Fire Complex, also being called the Mendocino Lake Complex.
Two people have also died in wildfires burning in Napa County.