Firefighters partially surround deadly California fire

KLAMATH RIVER, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters have gotten their first hold on California’s deadliest and most destructive fire of the year and say the blaze probably will remain stalled through the weekend. Fire officials say the McKinney Fire near the Oregon border was 10% contained Wednesday night (Aug. 3, 2022) and crews were making progress carving firebreaks around much of the rest of the blaze. The fire didn’t advance Wednesday, following several days of thunderstorms that provided cloudy, rainy weather. An evacuation order for residents of Yreka was downgraded to a warning but authorities warn the massive fire that began last Friday still poses a threat. The blaze began last Friday and has scorched 90 square miles of forest, burned more than 100 homes and buildings and killed four people.