maria villareal is at the biggest fire of all in mendocino. >> reporter: strong winds, excessive heat and bone dry vegetation fuel the mendocino complex fire overnight. it's now the 5 th largest fire in state history with nearly 255,000 acres burned. having fuel loads and spot fires have been problematic for crews. >> we get 100 embers that land in a particular area, they start a fire, a new head fire in that particular location and it runs at us and out of locations. >> reporter: more than 135 firefighters are struggling to control this fire which is 33% contained. so far it's destroyed more than 100 structures and is threatening 15,000 more. to the north, the so-called carr fire has continued to prove deadly. an employee with pacific gas & electric became the seventh victim while work on restoration efforts near redding. >> this has been a challenging and deadly fire season just in the month of july. four firefighters perished fighting the fires in california. many, many civilians and members of the public were -- have been put at risk, injured, and a number of fatalities. >> report

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