Crime & Safety

SEE: Embers Fly As Men Flee Terrifying Yuba County Wildfires

Two men documented their way out of the wildfires that ravaged Northern California.

CHICO, CA -- A video circulating the web Wednesday morning shows two men fighting for their lives against the California wildfires. The video, which was uploaded to YouTube, shows fire surrounding the car that the two men are inside.

The two men drive through the fires as one says to the other, "I can't breathe."

The brief video gives a rare glimpse of the struggle many evacuees face during the fires that scorched through four counties in Northern California recently. As of Wednesday, 42 people have died in the fires with four in Yuba County, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

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