Firefighters save a US flag as impending flames from the Wall fire close in on a luxury home in Oroville, California on July 8, 2017. (Photo credit: JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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TOPSHOT - A car and house are engulfed in flames as the "Wall Fire" burns through a residential area in Oroville, California on July 8, 2017.
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. / AFP PHOTO / JOSH EDELSON (Photo credit should read JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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TOPSHOT - A car and house are engulfed in flames as the "Wall Fire" burns through a residential area in Oroville, California on July 8, 2017.
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. / AFP PHOTO / JOSH EDELSON (Photo credit should read JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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A car is engulfed in flames as the "Wall Fire" burns through a residential area in Oroville, California on July 8, 2017.
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. / AFP PHOTO / JOSH EDELSON (Photo credit should read JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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A structure is engulfed in flames as the "Wall Fire" burns through a residential area in Oroville, California on July 8, 2017.
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. / AFP PHOTO / JOSH EDELSON (Photo credit should read JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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TOPSHOT - Motorists drive past flames from the "Wall Fire" along Forbestown Road in Oroville, California on July 8, 2017.
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. / AFP PHOTO / JOSH EDELSON (Photo credit should read JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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Firefighters scramble to halt the forward progress of the "Wall Fire" as flames are seen along Forbestown Road in Oroville, California on July 8, 2017.
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. / AFP PHOTO / JOSH EDELSON (Photo credit should read JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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A car is engulfed in flames as a fire burns through a residential area in Oroville, California on July 8, 2017.
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. / AFP PHOTO / JOSH EDELSON (Photo credit should read JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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A firefighter carries a hose as a house burns in Oroville, California on July 8, 2017.
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. / AFP PHOTO / JOSH EDELSON (Photo credit should read JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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An animal stands on a property as impending flames close in on a residential area in Oroville, California on July 8, 2017.
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. / AFP PHOTO / JOSH EDELSON (Photo credit should read JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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A spotter plane flies above a smoke plume to help fight the 'Wall fire' near Oroville, California on July 8, 2017.
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. / AFP PHOTO / JOSH EDELSON (Photo credit should read JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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A plume of smoke rises as impending flames from the 'Wall fire' approach Forbestown Road near Oroville, California on July 8, 2017.
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. / AFP PHOTO / JOSH EDELSON (Photo credit should read JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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TOPSHOT - In this long exposure photograph, embers fly off smouldering trees after flames from the 'Wall fire' tore through a residential neighborhood near Oroville, California on July 9, 2017.
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. / AFP PHOTO / JOSH EDELSON (Photo credit should read JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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Doors lay in a pile of rubble after a fire tore through a residential neighborhood near Oroville, California on July 8, 2017.
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. / AFP PHOTO / JOSH EDELSON (Photo credit should read JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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An inmate firefighter cooks a burrito on a burning log during the 'Wall fire' near Oroville, California on July 8, 2017.
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. / AFP PHOTO / JOSH EDELSON (Photo credit should read JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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A car and house are engulfed in flames as the "Wall Fire" burns through a residential area in Oroville, California on July 8, 2017.
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. / AFP PHOTO / JOSH EDELSON (Photo credit should read JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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A barn explodes in flames as the 'Wall fire' burns through a residential area in Oroville, California on July 9, 2017.
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. / AFP PHOTO / JOSH EDELSON (Photo credit should read JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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An all-terrain vehicle burns during a wildfire in a residential area near Oroville, California on July 9, 2017.
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. / AFP PHOTO / JOSH EDELSON (Photo credit should read JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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A firefighter drinks water in front of a burning house near Oroville, California on July 9, 2017.
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. / AFP PHOTO / JOSH EDELSON (Photo credit should read JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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A statue is seen near a burning bench in a residential area near Oroville, California on July 8, 2017.
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. / AFP PHOTO / JOSH EDELSON (Photo credit should read JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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TOPSHOT - Sean Greenlaw views his truck covered in fire retardant as a smoke plume billows in the background near Oroville, California on July 08, 2017.
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. / AFP PHOTO / JOSH EDELSON (Photo credit should read JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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A melted swing set is seen along a burned out residential property after the Wall fire tore through the area and burned dozens of homes and structures in Oroville, California on July 09, 2017.
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. / AFP PHOTO / JOSH EDELSON (Photo credit should read JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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A chunk of burned telephone pole hangs on felled power lines near a burned out vehicle after the Wall fire tore through the area and burned dozens of homes and structures in Oroville, California on July 09, 2017.
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. / AFP PHOTO / JOSH EDELSON (Photo credit should read JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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A washing machine is seen at a burned out residential property after the Wall fire tore through the area and burned dozens of homes and structures in Oroville, California on July 09, 2017.
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. / AFP PHOTO / JOSH EDELSON (Photo credit should read JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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A burned out vehicle is seen near some felled power lines at a residential property after the Wall fire tore through the area and burned dozens of homes and structures in Oroville, California on July 9, 2017.
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. / AFP PHOTO / JOSH EDELSON (Photo credit should read JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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