Home News Smoke from California’s wildfires likely killed more than 1,200 people – nearly...NewsSmoke from California’s wildfires likely killed more than 1,200 people – nearly 50 times the number who perished in the flamesSeptember 24, 202047FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Researchers at Stanford University estimate that wildfire smoke killed at least 1,200 people over age 65 in California – and likely more.