Troops sift through California wildfire ruins amid fears death toll will rise
PARADISE, Calif., Nov 15 (Reuters) - Firefighting crews made progress against the deadliest wildfire in California history on Thursday amid concerns that the death toll of 56 would rise as search teams work their way through the burned-out town of Paradise in the state's north.
More than 9,000 personnel from many U.S. states are fighting the Camp Fire, which incinerated Paradise, and the Woolsey Fire hundreds of miles to the south.
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, known as Cal Fire, said on Thursday that 40 percent of the Camp Fire had been contained, up from 35 percent, even as the blaze grew 2,000 acres to 140,000 acres (57,000 hectares).
Diminished winds and rising humidity helped firefighters shore up containment lines on Wednesday.
U.S. National Guard troops are in Paradise looking for remains of victims as 130 people, most over the age of 65, were still listed as missing.
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