First responders rescue woman escaping California wildfires in wheelchair with dog

Rescuers last Thursday helped a woman who was escaping the California wildfires in a wheelchair, holding a small dog.

Cal Fire Deputy Chief Scott McLean found the woman along the side of the road near where the Camp Fire, one of the most destructive in state history, was raging, KGO reported.

The woman, who has not been identified, was taken to a hospital, where she was checked out and appeared to be OK, KGO reported.

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