Fifteen killed, 500,000 evacuated as western US burns out of control

Firefighters continued to battle massive wildfires burning up and down the West Coast that have killed 15 people and forced more than 500,000 others to evacuate, as the 491,239-acre August Complex Fire became the largest in California history.

Fifteen killed, 500,000 evacuated as western US burns out of control

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