The Hellscape Northern California’s Wildfires Left Behind in Santa Rosa (Photos)
The strong winds swept in quickly, whipping up flames in the heart of Wine Country. Homes and even entire roads are completely gone.
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Wildfires have scorched more than 100,000 acres across Northern California, with at least 11 people reported dead and hundreds reported injured or missing in the chaos. Thousands of homes and even entire roads are completely gone.
A burning structure at the Hilton Sonoma Wine Country, Santa Rosa, California. The region is home to world-renowned wineries and more than 20,000 people, including tourists, have been forced to evacuate. Oct. 9, 2017.
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A damaged cart is seen amid burning ruins at the Hilton Sonoma Wine Country during the Tubbs Fire in Santa Rosa. Oct. 9, 2017.
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Smoke and flames rise from the remains of the Hilton Sonoma Wine Country during the Tubbs Fire in Santa Rosa, California. Oct. 9, 2017.
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A lone firefighter sprays down a car in Santa Rosa, trying to contain the damage from the deadly wildfire. Oct. 9, 2017.
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A SUV burns in the driveway of an already burned-down home threatening another home in a neighborhood off Fountaingrove Parkway near the Hilltop in Santa Rosa. Oct. 9, 2017.
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Mark Williams, right, and friend Norina Wong, left, look over what’s left of their friends’ neighborhood off Fountaingrove Parkway near the Hilltop in Santa Rosa. Oct. 9, 2017.
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A San Jose firefighter keep flames down at a home in Hidden Valley, where most of the homes were destroyed by fire on October 9, 2017 in Santa Rosa, California.
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Smoke and flames rise as a wildfire from the Santa Rosa and Napa Valley moves through the area. Oct. 10, 2017.
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A burnt tree stands amid the destroyed Journey’s End Mobile Home Park, Santa Rosa, California. Oct. 9, 2017.
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