SAN FRANCISCO — A man who had been hospitalized since the deadliest wildfire in California history incinerated a town in November has died, raising the number of people killed to 86, authorities said Thursday.
The Butte County Sheriff’s Office said 72-year-old Paul Ernest of Paradise succumbed to his wounds. Ernest’s son, Jessee Ernest, said his father died Monday of complications from burns on one-third of his body.
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