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    'I saw flames come up behind my house' Jump to media player Overnight fires have spread rapidly through California's wine country, destroying hundreds of homes.
    • 09 Oct 17
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    'It looks like a nuclear bomb went off' Jump to media player California residents who fled their homes to escape deadly wildfires return to find devastation.
    • 10 Oct 17
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    'There was a wall of flame' Jump to media player A state of emergency has been declared in northern areas of California, where wildfires have destroyed 1,500 properties.
    • 10 Oct 17
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    • 03 Sep 17
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    • 17 Jul 17
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California wildfires: Blazes rip through wine valleys

Parts of California's famous wine region have been destroyed by fires.

About 20,000 people were evacuated as high winds caused wildfires to spread rapidly through Napa, Sonoma and Yuba counties.

  • 09 Oct 2017
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