Mechanic Killed In California Fire

Officials said a mechanic helping to fight one of several major wildfires in California was killed in a traffic collision on Thursday. His death brings the body count from that blaze to eight.
40 year old Andrew Brake was assigned to the Carr Fire burning around Redding in Northern California. the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said he was killed in a crash on Highway 99 in nearby Tehama County.