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California fires: 5 dead, 12 missing

By Kelly Cohen

Published July 29, 2018 8:34pm ET

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California fires: 5 dead, 12 missing — FILE - In this Thursday, July 26, 2018 file photo, a structure burns as the Carr fire races along Highway 299 near Redding, Calif. In the last year, fires have devastated neighborhoods in the Northern California wine country city of Santa Rosa, the Southern California beach city of Ventura and, now, the inland city of Redding. Hotter weather from changing climates is drying out vegetation, creating more intense fires that spread quickly from rural areas to city subdivisions, climate and fire experts say. But they also blame cities for expanding into previously undeveloped areas susceptible to fire. | (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)

At least 12 people are missing in Shasta, County, Calif., as the vicious Carr Fire has continued to grow.

Two children and their great-grandmother were among the five killed as of Sunday, according to multiple reports.

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