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Image: A resident rushes to save his home as an out of control wildfire moves through the area in Glen Ellen

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Massive Wildfires Consume Homes Across Northern California

More than a dozen wildfires, fed on powerful winds, raged through California wine country.

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Mary Caughey, center in blue, reacts with her son Harrison, left, after finding her wedding ring in debris at her home destroyed by fires in Kenwood on Oct. 10, 2017

Powerful wildfires fanned by strong winds have ravaged parts of Northern California's wine country, killing at least 23 people. 

— Jeff Chiu / AP
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A toy car is left scorched in a neighborhood destroyed by fire near Cardinal Newman High School in Santa Rosa.

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A destroyed home is seen at a residential neighborhood along Fountaingrove Parkway during the Tubbs Fire in Santa Rosa.

— Stephen Lam / Reuters
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Burned wine barrels at a destroyed Paradise Ridge Winery in Santa Rosa.

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A destroyed car sits in the remains of a home in Santa Rosa, California, on Oct. 9.

 

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Michael Pond looks through the ashes of his destroyed home as his wife Kristine is comforted by their daughter's boyfriend in Santa Rosa.

— Jeff Chiu / AP
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Smoke rises from fire at the Hilton Sonoma Wine Country hotel in Santa Rosa.

— Jeff Chiu / AP
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The Journey's End Mobile Trailer park was burned to the ground in Santa Rosa.

— Paul Kitagaki Jr. / Sacramento Bee via Zuma Press
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Coffey Park homes burn in Santa Rosa.

— Kent Porter / The Press Democrat via AP
Image: Fires in northern California seen from space

Satellite image showing the wildfires in Northern California.

— NASA Earth Observatory via EPA
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Kristine Pond searches the remains of her family's destroyed home in Santa Rosa.

— Jeff Chiu / AP
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A home burns in Santa Rosa.

— Kent Porter / The Press Democrat via AP
Image: Burnt structures are seen at the historic Stornetta Dairy along Highway 12 during the Nuns Fire in Sonoma, California

Burned structures surround a tree at the historic Stornetta Dairy along Highway 121 in Sonoma.

— STEPHEN LAM / Reuters
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The Historic Round Barn burns in Santa Rosa.

— Kent Porter / The Press Democrat via AP
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Smoke rises as a wildfire burns near a structure in the hills east of downtown Napa.

— Michael Short / San Francisco Chronicle via AP
Image: Fire glows on a hillside in Napa

Fire glows on a hillside in Napa. 

 

— Josh Eldelson / AFP - Getty Images
Image: A resident rushes to save his home as an out of control wildfire moves through the area in Glen Ellen

A resident rushes to save his home as a wildfire moves through the area in Glen Ellen. 

— Justin Sullivan / Getty Images
Image: A firefighter walks near a pool as a neighboring home burns

A firefighter walks near a pool as a neighboring home burns in the Napa wine region.

— Josh Edelson / AFP - Getty Images
Image: Fire consumes a house as an out of control wildfire moves through the area

Fire consumes a house in Glen Ellen.

— Justin Sullivan / Getty Images
Image: The remains of fire damaged homes after an out of control wildfire moved through the area

The remains of fire damaged homes stand after a wildfire moved through the area in Glen Ellen.

All of the new fires started after 10 p.m. PT (7 p.m. ET) on Sunday, Cal Fire Director Ken Pimlott said, bringing the total spread of more than 25 fires across the northern half of California to about 73,000 acres at what he called the worst possible time.

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Image: A resident rushes to save his home as an out of control wildfire moves through the area

A resident rushes to save his home in Glen Ellen.

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Image: The remains of fire damaged homes after an out of control wildfire moved through the area

A car lies near the remains of fire damaged home in Glen Ellen.

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Image: A firefighters walks near a home in Santa Rosa

A firefighter walks in front of a burning home in Santa Rosa.

— Jeff Chiu / AP
Image: Fire continues to rage at the Hilton hote

Fire rages at the Hilton Sonoma Wine Country Hotel in Santa Rosa.

— Ben Margot / AP
Image: Rudy Habibe, from Puerto Rico, and his service dog Maximus walk toward a burning building at the Hilton Sonoma Wine Country hotel

Rudy Habibe, from Puerto Rico, and his service dog Maximus walk toward a burning building at the Hilton Sonoma Wine Country Hotel, where he was a guest, in Santa Rosa.

— Jeff Chiu / AP
Image: Burned out wine bottles sit on a rack at the fire damaged Signarello Estate winery after an out of control wildfire moved through the area

Burned out wine bottles lie on a rack at the fire damaged Signarello Estate winery.

— Justin Sullivan / Getty Images
Image: A man rides a bicycle past burned down homes in Santa Rosa

A man rides a bicycle past burned down homes in Santa Rosa.

 

— Jeff Chiu / AP
Image: Smoke rises as a wildfire burns in the hills north east of Napa

Smoke rises as a wildfire burns in the hills north east of Napa. Wildfires whipped by powerful winds swept through Northern California sending residents on a headlong flight to safety through smoke and flames as homes burned.

— Michael Short / San Francisco Chronicle via AP
Image: An aerial photo of the devastation left behind from the North Bay wildfires north of San Francisco

An aerial photo shows the devastation left behind from the North Bay wildfires north of San Francisco.

— California Highway Patrol, Golden Gate Division / via Reuters
Image: A firefighter covers his eyes as he walks past a burning hillside in Santa Rosa

A firefighter covers his eyes as he walks past a burning hillside in Santa Rosa.

— Jeff Chiu / AP
Image: Two women hug as they watch houses burn in Santa Rosa

Two people hug as they watch houses burn in Santa Rosa.

Photos: From Above, California Wine Town an Ashy Wasteland

 

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