Deadly California wildfire spreads, 1,500 structures threatened

(Reuters) - A California wildfire that has killed two people and destroyed about 100 structures has spread and is threatening about 1,500 structures, fire officials said on Saturday. About 800 firefighters have been deployed to battle the so-called Erskine Fire, which broke out on Thursday afternoon in the foothills of Kern County about 40 miles (65 km) northeast of Bakersfield. The fire, one of the worst in an already intense California fire season, is estimated to be about 35,700 acres (14,450 hectares) in size and there is zero percent containment, fire officials told people at an evacuation shelter in comments they broadcast over the internet.

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