At least one person dead in California wildfire allegedly sparked by chainsaw
Flames consume vegetation near Copperopolis on 4 August 2026, in Calaveras county, California. Photograph: Noah Berger/APView image in fullscreenFlames consume vegetation near Copperopolis on 4 August 2026, in Calaveras county, California. Monday was his birthday, he said, and he had been using machinery to cut scraps in order collect money for a celebratory meal with his wife.“I’m so sorry for everything that’s happened,” Smith told the news station.
- ▪Flames consume vegetation near Copperopolis on 4 August 2026, in Calaveras county, California.
- ▪Photograph: Noah Berger/APView image in fullscreenFlames consume vegetation near Copperopolis on 4 August 2026, in Calaveras county, California.
- ▪Monday was his birthday, he said, and he had been using machinery to cut scraps in order collect money for a celebratory meal with his wife.“I’m so sorry for everything that’s happened,” Smith told the news station.
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Flames consume vegetation near Copperopolis on 4 August 2026, in Calaveras county, California. Photograph: Noah Berger/APView image in fullscreenFlames consume vegetation near Copperopolis on 4 August 2026, in Calaveras county, California. Photograph: Noah Berger/APCalifornia wildfiresAt least one person dead in California wildfire allegedly sparked by chainsawPolice arrested Herbert Wayne Smith, 65, in connection with the Gann fire, which has burned more than 15 sq miles in Calaveras countyDani AnguianoFri 7 Aug 2026 15.25 EDTLast modified on Fri 7 Aug 2026 15.27 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleAt least one person has died in a wildfire burning in the foothills of California’s Sierra Nevada mountain range that officials believed was sparked by a man using a chainsaw.Police arrested…
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