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Camp Fire: Missing soars to 1,011 people; death toll up to 71

Mike Chapman and Alayna Shulman, Redding Record SearchlightPublished 6:51 p.m. PT Nov. 16, 2018 | Updated 7:54 a.m. PT Nov. 17, 2018

(Photo: Kelly Jordan, USA TODAY NETWORK)

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The number of people unaccounted for since the Camp Fire rose to 1,011 as of Friday night, as the death toll from the state's deadliest wildfire also grew, reaching 71.

That’s an increase of 380 people over the 631 names Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea's office released Friday morning.

Honea said search teams are well aware that rain is in the forecast.

"I can't stop the rain," the sheriff said. "We're going to work as hard and fast as we can."

Teams of coroner's experts, anthropologists and others are needed to tell the difference between human remains and animal remains, Honea said. 

Eight new sets of human remains were found Friday. Seven of the new remains were found in Paradise, all inside buildings, and one was found inside a Magalia structure.

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Camp Fire: Paradise wildfire explodes, leads to evacuations, devastation

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Well inside the evacuation zone surrounding the California town of Paradise, resident Chris Jones thanks a Butte County sheriff's deputy for the work she and other first responders are doing. Jones is one of the few still living inside the evacuation zone. Sam Gross, Reno (Nev.) Gazette-Journal

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Camp Fire: Paradise wildfire explodes, leads to evacuations, devastation

Honea also identified two more of the fire's victims as Paradise residents Paula Dodge, 70, and Randall Dodge, 67. Family members told the USA TODAY Network they are husband and wife.

Altogether, that brings to five the number of the dead who've been publicly identified. The others are 73-year-old Carl Wiley of Magalia; 48-year-old Jesus Fernandez of Concow; and 65-year-old Ernest Foss of Paradise.

Honea said Thursday his office has identified another person, but it hasn't revealed his or her identity to the public. They've tentatively identified 58 people through DNA, Honea said.

Honea said it’s important to put the missing persons list in perspective because there may be people who are listed twice or people whose names are spelled differently.

The increase in names is due to the sheriff’s staff reviewing more emails and calls. Those names could be whittled down as investigators have more time to review records or as people are found. He said 329 missing people have already been accounted for.

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Camp Fire evacuees create make-shift camp in Walmart parking lot

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Daryl Merritt, 55, of Paradise, sits in his tent compound in a field next to the Walmart in Chico, CA, Wednesday, November 14, 2018. Merritt has no idea if his home survived the Camp Fire but is making the best of things with new friends and neighbors. Kelly Jordan, USA TODAY NETWORK

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Camp Fire evacuees create make-shift camp in Walmart parking lot

Honea said he's releasing the list knowing full well that it contains unrefined data because he needs to get the names out to the public to help account for people.

“I can’t let perfection get in the way of progress,” Honea said at the Friday press briefing at Chico’s Silver Dollar Fairgrounds.

Cal Fire officials at the briefing said the Camp Fire has reached 50 percent containment and has grown to 146,000 acres, which is 5,000 more acres than reported Friday morning.

The blaze is the most deadly and destructive wildfire in state history.

Darren Read of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection in Butte County said Thursday a second point of origin had been identified Thursday for the fire in the Concow area, but said no additional information would be available.

The first point of origin that Cal Fire investigators identified was in nearby Pulga. Where the fire started is significant because a lawyer has sued Pacific Gas & Electric Co. on behalf of victims, alleging its operations sparked the blaze. 

More:

• Inside the Camp Fire perimeter, these residents faced the inferno. Now, they're staying put.
• New lawsuit filed; Camp Fire crews report progress as blaze is 45% contained
• Lost and desperate, Camp Fire's tent city residents face another evacuation

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