California wildfire: Deadliest wildland fire mostly contained as death toll rises to 84

The fire that has ravaged northern California is now almost completely contained, as the death toll rose to 84. 

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection yesterday said rain fell in the first measurable amounts in months in the drought-stricken area and this helped put out hot spots and smouldering fires. 

It said the so-called Camp Fire is now 95 per cent contained. The number of people listed as unaccounted for in the deadliest and most destructive fire in state history stands at 563.

 In the north, the Camp Fire has scorched 153,000 acres of land and destroyed more than 13,600 homes since it broke out on November 8.