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'A Really Tough Situation For All Of Us': Firefighters Battle California's Carr Fire

Here & Now's Meghna Chakrabarti talks with Jonathan Cox, Northern California region battalion chief with Cal Fire, for an update on the deadly blaze.
A firefighter looks on as the Carr Fire moves through the area on July 28, 2018 in Redding, Calif. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

The wildfire raging in and around Redding, California, has killed at least six people and destroyed hundreds of buildings. But it’s not the only fire burning in the state. Cal Fire officials have counted 17, including one that’s just outside of Yosemite National

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