California fire: Deadly blazes continues to grow

California’s deadliest current wildfire is getting larger, officials warn, despite thousands of firefighters battling it.

“Erratic winds” and dry conditions have caused the Carr fire to grow early on Sunday, firefighters said.

It is one of eight major wildfires currently burning in the state.

The fire, in the Shasta County in northern California, has killed six people so far, including two children and their great-grandmother.

Melody Bledsoe, 70, Emily Roberts, five, and James Roberts, four, died when they were caught in its path as they were about to evacuate their home in the town of Redding, about 150 miles (240km) north of Sacramento, on Thursday. A fourth body was found on Sunday.