Hundreds of homes were destroyed by fires raging in Oregon and which could
kill
"
a large number
", said Wednesday Kate Brown, the governor of this state in the northwest of the United States.
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More than 120,000 hectares have gone up in smoke and at least five localities have been "
largely destroyed
" as mass evacuations are underway, she added at a press conference, believing that the fire could cause "
The greatest number of deaths and destruction in the history of our state
".