The worst wildfire devastation in the country occurred in California last year, charring 1.8 million acres and killing more than 100 people, according to a new federal report.
Last year's fire season was "the worst in recorded history" for the state, one official said.Noah Berger / APGet breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.California suffered the worst wildfire devastation in the country last year, according to a new federal report.report released this week by the National Interagency Coordination Center said 1.
The next most geographically destructive year in California was 2008 when nearly 1.6 million acres burned, he said. The report adds,"California accounted for the highest number of structures lost in one state in 2018: 17,133 residences, 703 commercial/mixed residential structures and 5,811 minor structures. Utah was second with 77 residences and 377 minor structures lost."
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