Updated at 1:03 a.m. ET
Officials with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection announced Monday that a firefighter died battling the Mendocino Complex Fire. The firefighter’s identity was not released and no other details were given. Officials tell the Los Angeles Times that “fact finding on the accident” is underway.
Including Monday’s fatality, a total of six firefighters have died battling wildfires in the northern part of the state over recent weeks. Three firefighters have died in the Carr Fire and two died fighting a fire near Yosemite National Park.
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