California wildfires: sixth victim found as thousands forced to flee

More than 4,500 buildings at risk, officials say, with at least one arrest on suspicion of stealing from evacuated homes
Thousands more people have fled their homes after wildfires surged near a small lake town in northern California as crews, stretched to their limits across the state, fight flames that have claimed the lives of both firefighters and civilians.
Residents of the waterfront town of Lakeport fled on Sunday after a major flare-up of two fires that combined across Mendocino and Lake counties destroyed at least four homes. Lakeport, home to about 5,000, is around 120 miles (192km) north of San Francisco.
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