The wind-driven wildfire has nearly leveled both sides of Highway 162, which runs through Berry Creek, a town of about 1,200 people.
A massive wildfire ripped through the town of Berry Creek, California, this week, damaging structures, wiping out trees and leaving 16 people unaccounted for, authorities said.
The West Zone is currently showing 65,295 burned acres, and its fire is zero percent contained, Kaufmann said. It has threatened more than 4,200 structures, and approximately 2,000 of those have been damaged or destroyed, according to an assessment conducted Wednesday. The wind-driven wildfire has nearly leveled both sides of Highway 162, which runs through Berry Creek, a town of about 1,200 people, KCRA-TV reported. It left in its wake nothing but ash, debris and burned trees, with a thick layer of choking smoke in the air.
The West Zone badly damaged the grounds of Camp Okizu, which serves families affected by childhood cancer and is nestled in the foothills near Berry Creek."We are heartbroken to let you know that we were notified today that there has been significant fire damage to our beloved Camp Okizu at Berry Creek," Suzie Randall, the interim executive director, wrote on the camp's website.
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