Photos: California fires leave a swath of destruction
Updated On Jul 13, 2017 02:40 PM IST
According to a report, more than 6,000 firefighters are battling at least 15 large wildfires across California, prompting evacuations as high temperatures and dried out vegetation fuelled dozens of blazes in the Western United States. Hundreds of people have been ordered to evacuate the remote canyons affected by the largest blaze, the Alamo Fire, which has scorched nearly 29,000 acres of Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties since it started.
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According to a report, more than 6,000 firefighters are battling at least 15 large wildfires across California, prompting evacuations as high temperatures and dried out vegetation fuelled dozens of blazes in the Western United States. Hundreds of people have been ordered to evacuate the remote canyons affected by the largest blaze, the Alamo Fire, which has scorched nearly 29,000 acres of Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties since it started. (Michael Nekrasov / REUTERS)
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A plane drops fire retardant on an 80 acre spot fire that broke out in Butte County, California . (JOSH EDELSON / AFP)
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Trucks burned by a wildfire rest in a grove near Oroville, Calif. The fast-moving wildfire in the Sierra Nevada foothills destroyed structures, including homes, and led to several minor injuries, fire officials said. (Noah Berger / AP)
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A sign smolders near structures at Rancho Alegre Boy Scouts of America outdoor school that were destroyed by the Whittier Fire on July 9, 2017 near Santa Barbara, California. The Whittier Fire and the Alamo Fire together have blackened more than 30,000 acres of chaparral-covered hills in Ventura County. (David McNew / AFP)
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The full moon rises over flames of the Alamo fire on a hilltop off Highway 166 east of Santa Maria, California. (Reuters)
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Bryce Briare (R) and Mike Manibusan (L) with the Marin County Fire Deptartment work on a smoldering hotspot as firefighters continue to build towards containment of the Wall fire in Oroville, California . (JOSH EDELSON / AFP)
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Los Padres National Forest firefighters watch as helicopters work on the northeast flank of the Whittier fire near Hot Spring Canyon outside Cachuma Lake. (REUTERS)
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An alligator statue sits next to a home that was destroyed by the Wall Fire in Oroville,. Gov. Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency as 4,000 people were ordered to evacuated their homes as the Wall Fire continues to burn. (Mike Eliason / AFP)
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The first major wildfires after the end of California's five-year drought raged across the state on July 8, as it was gripped by a record-breaking heatwave. (JOSH EDELSON / AFP)
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Despite the warm temperatures and low humidity, nearly 1,700 firefighters have surrounded the blaze, strengthened containment lines and slowed its growth, Cal Fire said. The fire, which was 60% contained, still threatens 606 structures. (David Ryder / REUTERS)
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Structures at Rancho Alegre Boy Scouts of America outdoor school are left in ruins after the Whittier Fire swept through Santa Barbara, California. The Whittier Fire and the Alamo Fire together have blackened more than 30,000 acres of chaparral-covered hills in Ventura County. (AFP)
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A plume of smoke rises as impending flames from the 'Wall fire' approach Forbestown Road near Oroville, California . (JOSH EDELSON / AFP)
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A DC-10 firefighting jet flies low through the smoke of the Whittier Fire . (AFP)
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A helicopter loads fire retardent of the Whittier fire along Highway 154 near Santa Barbara. (Mike Eliason / REUTERS)
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