wildfires has been reduced by one, as what was initially thought to be a human corpse was in fact a burned anatomical skeleton used for educational purposes.At least nine people have been killed in the North Complex Fire currently raging north of Sacramento.Officials picking through the rubble on Thursday announced the death toll stood at 10, but on Friday evening amended it to nine.They explained police had wrongly identified a charred skeleton model as belonging to a human.
Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea said the model "very much looked like an authentic set of human remains," but testing found it was made of resin.The Berry Creek community has been devastated by the fire which broke out several days ago but worsened in strong winds..
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