Rain and declining heat aid fight against deadly California fire that has killed four

Several thousand people are under evacuation orders and at least four bodies have been found due to the McKinney fire

A huge wildfire raging in northern California remains out of control, but firefighters say rain and declining temperatures are aiding them in the fight in the largest and deadliest blaze the state has seen this year.

The McKinney fire has burned more than 90 sq miles (233 sq km) near the California-Oregon border, and is the largest of several wildfires burning in the Klamath national forest. The fire didn’t grow on Tuesday, and fire officials said crews were able to use bulldozers to carve firebreaks along a ridge to protect homes and buildings in the county seat of Yreka.

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