Wildfires Destroy Thousands Of Buildings In Northern California
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Resident Louis Reavis views his burned classic Oldsmobile at his home in Napa,California on October 9, 2017, as multiple wind-driven fires continue to whip through the region. (Photo credit: JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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A firefighter walks near a pool as a neighboring home burns in the Napa wine region in California on October 9, 2017, as multiple wind-driven fires continue to whip through the region. (Photo: JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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A tent structure built for the 2017 Safeway Open burns on a golf course at the Silverado Resort and Spa in Napa, California on October 9, 2017, as multiple wind-driven fires continue to whip through the region. (Photo: JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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A partially burned sign is seen amidst smoldering remains at William Hill Estate Winery in Napa, California on October 9, 2017, as multiple wind-driven fires continue to whip through the region. (Photo credit: JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)
Multiple Wildfires Destroy Homes, Threaten California Wine Country
The remains of fire damaged homes after an out of control wildfire moved through the area on October 9, 2017 in Glen Ellen, California. Tens of thousands of acres and dozens of homes and businesses have burned in a widespread wildfire that is burning in Napa and Sonoma counties. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Multiple Wildfires Destroy Homes, Threaten California Wine Country
The remains of fire damaged homes after an out of control wildfire moved through the area on October 9, 2017 in Glen Ellen, California. Tens of thousands of acres and dozens of homes and businesses have burned in a widespread wildfire that is burning in Napa and Sonoma counties. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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In this long exposure photograph, embers fly off a burning house and truck in the Napa wine region in California on October 9, 2017, as multiple wind-driven fires continue to whip through the region. (Photo: JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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A burned out car rests on the driveway of a smoldering home in the Napa wine region in California on October 9, 2017, as multiple wind-driven fires continue to whip through the region. (Photo: JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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Flames overtake a structure as nearby homes burn in the Napa wine region in California on October 9, 2017, as multiple wind-driven fires continue to whip through the region. (Photo: JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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A truck burns as fire ravages the Napa wine region in California on October 9, 2017, as multiple wind-driven fires continue to whip through the region. (Photo: JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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Firefighters douse flames as a home burns in the Napa wine region in California on October 9, 2017, as multiple wind-driven fires continue to whip through the region. (Photo: JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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Flames ravage a home in the Napa wine region in California on October 9, 2017, as multiple wind-driven fires continue to whip through the region. (Photo: JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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TOPSHOT - An inmate firefighter monitors flames as a house burns in the Napa wine region in California on October 9, 2017, as multiple wind-driven fires continue to whip through the region. / AFP PHOTO / JOSH EDELSON (Photo credit should read JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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Flames overtake a structure as nearby homes burn in the Napa wine region in California on October 9, 2017, as multiple wind-driven fires continue to whip through the region. / AFP PHOTO / JOSH EDELSON (Photo credit should read JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)
Multiple Wildfires Destroy Homes, Threaten California Wine Country
Flames consume a home as an out of control wildfire moves through the area on October 9, 2017 in Glen Ellen, California. Tens of thousands of acres and dozens of homes and businesses have burned in a widespread wildfire that is burning in Napa and Sonoma counties. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Multiple Wildfires Destroy Homes, Threaten California Wine Country
Flames consume a home as an out of control wildfire moves through the area on October 9, 2017 in Glen Ellen, California. Tens of thousands of acres and dozens of homes and businesses have burned in a widespread wildfire that is burning in Napa and Sonoma counties. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Multiple Wildfires Destroy Homes, Threaten California Wine Country
Fire consumes a home as an out of control wildfire moves through the area on October 9, 2017 in Glen Ellen, California. Tens of thousands of acres and dozens of homes and businesses have burned in a widespread wildfire that is burning in Napa and Sonoma counties. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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A tent structure built for the 2017 Safeway Open burns on a golf course at the Silverado Resort and Spa in Napa, California on October 9, 2017, as multiple wind-driven fires continue to whip through the region. (Photo: JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)
Multiple Wildfires Destroy Homes, Threaten California Wine Country
Fire consumes a home as an out of control wildfire moves through the area on October 9, 2017 in Glen Ellen, California. Tens of thousands of acres and dozens of homes and businesses have burned in a widespread wildfire that is burning in Napa and Sonoma counties. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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Fire glows on a hillside in Napa, California on October 9, 2017, as multiple wind-driven fires continue to whip through the region. / AFP PHOTO / JOSH EDELSON (Photo credit should read JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)
Multiple Wildfires Destroy Homes, Threaten California Wine Country
GLEN ELLEN, CA - OCTOBER 09: Fire consumes a barn as an out of control wildfire moves through the area on October 9, 2017 in Glen Ellen, California. Tens of thousands of acres and dozens of homes and businesses have burned in widespread wildfires that are burning in Napa and Sonoma counties. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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Traffic jams up as people flee from Santa Ana winds blowing fire and smoke toward them from the Canyon 2 fire on October 9, 2017 in Orange, California. / AFP PHOTO / Robyn Beck (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
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TOPSHOT - A police car blocks the 241 freeway as smoke from the Canyon 2 Fire covers the freeway near Orange, California, October 9, 2017 in Orange, California. / AFP PHOTO / Robyn Beck (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
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A woman evacuates a horse as strong Santa Ana winds blow fire and smoke from the Canyon 2 Fire toward them on October 9, 2017 in Orange, California. / AFP PHOTO / Robyn Beck (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
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Firemen put out a fire from a house in the Anaheim Hills neighborhood in Anaheim, California on October 9, 2017, after a fire spread quickly through the area destroying homes, prompting mandatory evacuations and freeway closures. / AFP PHOTO / FREDERIC J. BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)
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A fireman puts out a fire from homes in the Anaheim Hills neighborhood in Anaheim, California on October 9, 2017, after a fire spread quickly through the area destroying homes, prompting mandatory evacuations and freeway closures. / AFP PHOTO / FREDERIC J. BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)
Multiple Wildfires Destroy Homes, Threaten California Wine Country
SANTA ROSA, CA - OCTOBER 09: Smoke continues to rise from the Hilton Sonoma Wine Country on October 9, 2017 in Santa Rosa, California. Ten people have died in wildfires that have burned tens of thousands of acres and destroyed over 1,500 homes and businesses in several Northen California counties. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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A helicopter drops water near homes at the Anaheim Hills neighborhood in Anaheim, California on October 9, 2017, after a fire spread quickly through the area prompting mandatory evacuations and freeway closures. / AFP PHOTO / FREDERIC J. BROWN (Photo credit should read FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP/Getty Images)
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A McDonald's restaurant is seen after burning down in Santa Rosa, California, on October 10, 2017.
Firefighters encouraged by weakening winds were battling 17 large wildfires on Tuesday in California which have left at least 13 people dead, thousands homeless and ravaged the state's famed wine country. / AFP PHOTO / JOSH EDELSON (Photo credit should read JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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Mike Reynolds of the housing and community services department for the city of Santa Rosa places a red-tag sign on a burned down Arby's restaurant in Santa Rosa, California on October 10, 2017.
Firefighters encouraged by weakening winds were battling 17 large wildfires on Tuesday in California which have left at least 13 people dead, thousands homeless and ravaged the state's famed wine country. / AFP PHOTO / JOSH EDELSON (Photo credit should read JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)
At Least 11 Dead As Multiple Wildfires Burn Through California Wine Country
NAPA, CA - OCTOBER 10: Brad Turley and Charisse Desmarais look through the remants of her mother's home in the Silverado Community, which was burned by the Atlas Fire on October 10, 2017 in Napa, California. Fifteen people have died in wildfires that have burned tens of thousands of acres and destroyed over 2,000 homes and businesses in several Northen California counties. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
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Fires continue to burn in and around Napa, California, on October 10, 2017.
Firefighters battled wildfires in California's wine region on October 10 as the death toll rose to 15 and thousands were left homeless in neighborhoods reduced to ashes. / AFP PHOTO / Amy Osborne (Photo credit should read AMY OSBORNE/AFP/Getty Images)
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A plume of smoke billows over Napa in California on October 10, 2017.
Firefighters battled wildfires in California's wine region on Tuesday as the death toll rose to 15 and thousands were left homeless in neighborhoods reduced to ashes. / AFP PHOTO / JOSH EDELSON (Photo credit should read JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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April Lee views a burned home in Santa Rosa in California on October 10, 2017.
Firefighters battled wildfires in California's wine region on Tuesday as the death toll rose to 15 and thousands were left homeless in neighborhoods reduced to ashes. / AFP PHOTO / JOSH EDELSON (Photo credit should read JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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Homeowner Phil Rush looks at the remains of his home destroyed by wildfire in Santa Rosa, California, on October 11, 2017.
Rush said he and his wife and dog escaped with only their medication, a bag of dog food when flames overtook their entire neighborhood on October 9. The toll from Northern California's ranging wildfires continued to grow as officials said the fires destroyed up to 2,000 structures and killed at least 17 people. / AFP PHOTO / Robyn Beck (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
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Street signs destroyed by wildfires are seen in Santa Rosa, California, on October 11, 2017.
The toll from Northern California's ranging wildfires continued to grow as officials said the fires destroyed up to 2,000 structures and killed at least 17 people. / AFP PHOTO / Robyn Beck (Photo credit should read ROBYN BECK/AFP/Getty Images)
Multiple Wildfires Continue To Ravage Through California Wine Country
NAPA, CA -OCTOBER 11: A Mother Mary statue remains standing and nearly unscorched in a forest that burned in the Atlas Fire on October 11, 2017 near Napa, California. In one of the worst wildfires in state history, more than 2,000 homes have burned and at least 21 people were killed as more than 14 wildfires continue to spread with little containment in eight Northern California counties. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
Multiple Wildfires Continue To Ravage Through California Wine Country
NAPA, CA -OCTOBER 11: A construction site American flag hangs partly melted among houses in Soda Canyon that were destroyed by the Atlas Fire on October 11, 2017 near Napa, California. In one of the worst wildfires in state history, more than 2,000 homes have burned and at least 21 people were killed as more than 14 wildfires continue to spread with little containment in eight Northern California counties. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
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A US flag hangs on a tree in the widfire ravaged Coffey Park neighborhood of Santa Rosa, California, October 11, 2017.
The death toll from some of California's worst ever wildfires rose to 17 as thousands of firefighters battled to bring the infernos under control. The fires which have devastated California's wine country are already among the deadliest ever in the western US state and officials warned they expect the toll to go up.
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Multiple Wildfires Continue To Ravage Through California Wine Country
KENWOOD, CA - OCTOBER 11: Homes are left completely destroyed by the Tubbs Fire on October 11, 2017 in Kenwood, California. In one of the worst wildfires in state history, more than 2,000 homes have burned and at least 17 people have been killed as more than 14 wildfires continue to spread with little containment in eight Northern California counties. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
Multiple Wildfires Destroy Homes, Threaten California Wine Country
SANTA ROSA, CA - OCTOBER 11: A police officer stands next to his car behind yellow police tape at the Journey's End Mobile Home Park on October 11, 2017 in Santa Rosa, California. At least 21 one people have died in wildfires that have burned tens of thousands of acres and destroyed over 3,000 homes and businesses in several Northen California counties. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Multiple Wildfires Continue To Ravage Through California Wine Country
KENWOOD, CA - OCTOBER 11: Homes are left completely destroyed by the Tubbs Fire on October 11, 2017 in Kenwood, California. In one of the worst wildfires in state history, more than 2,000 homes have burned and at least 17 people have been killed as more than 14 wildfires continue to spread with little containment in eight Northern California counties. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
Multiple Wildfires Continue To Ravage Through California Wine Country
NAPA, CA - OCTOBER 11: Homes are left completely destroyed by the Tubbs Fire on October 11, 2017 in Napa, California. In one of the worst wildfires in state history, more than 2,000 homes have burned and at least 17 people have been killed as more than 14 wildfires continue to spread with little containment in eight Northern California counties. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
Multiple Wildfires Continue To Ravage Through California Wine Country
KENWOOD, CA - OCTOBER 11: Homes are left completely destroyed by the Tubbs Fire on October 11, 2017 in Kenwood, California. In one of the worst wildfires in state history, more than 2,000 homes have burned and at least 17 people have been killed as more than 14 wildfires continue to spread with little containment in eight Northern California counties. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
Multiple Wildfires Continue To Ravage Through California Wine Country
NAPA, CA - OCTOBER 11: A car destroyed by the Tubbs Fire sits on the street on October 11, 2017 in Napa, California. In one of the worst wildfires in state history, more than 2,000 homes have burned and at least 17 people have been killed as more than 14 wildfires continue to spread with little containment in eight Northern California counties. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
Multiple Wildfires Destroy Homes, Threaten California Wine Country
SANTA ROSA, CA - OCTOBER 11: A view of homes in the Coffey Park neighborhood that were destroyed by the Tubbs Fire on October 11, 2017 in Santa Rosa, California. At least 21 people have died in wildfires that have burned tens of thousands of acres and destroyed over 3,000 homes and businesses in several Northen California counties. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Multiple Wildfires Continue To Ravage Through California Wine Country
NAPA, CA - OCTOBER 11: A car destroyed by the Tubbs Fire sits on the street on October 11, 2017 in Napa, California. In one of the worst wildfires in state history, more than 2,000 homes have burned and at least 17 people have been killed as more than 14 wildfires continue to spread with little containment in eight Northern California counties. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
Multiple Wildfires Destroy Homes, Threaten California Wine Country
SANTA ROSA, CA - OCTOBER 11: An aerial view of a K-Mart store that was destroyed by the Tubbs Fire on October 11, 2017 in Santa Rosa, California. At least 21 people have died in wildfires that have burned tens of thousands of acres and destroyed over 3,000 homes and businesses in several Northen California counties. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Multiple Wildfires Destroy Homes, Threaten California Wine Country
SANTA ROSA, CA - OCTOBER 11: Firefighters inspect an Arby's restaurant that was destroyed by the Tubbs Fire on October 11, 2017 in Santa Rosa, California. At least 21 people have died in wildfires that have burned tens of thousands of acres and destroyed over 3,000 homes and businesses in several Northen California counties. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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A truck burns as fire ravages the Napa wine region in California on October 9, 2017, as multiple wind-driven fires continue to whip through the region. / AFP PHOTO / JOSH EDELSON (Photo credit should read JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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Firefighters douse flames as a home burns in the Napa wine region in California on October 9, 2017, as multiple wind-driven fires continue to whip through the region. / AFP PHOTO / JOSH EDELSON (Photo credit should read JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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TOPSHOT - A firefighter walks near a pool as a neighboring home burns in the Napa wine region in California on October 9, 2017, as multiple wind-driven fires continue to whip through the region. / AFP PHOTO / JOSH EDELSON (Photo credit should read JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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Flames ravage a home in the Napa wine region in California on October 9, 2017, as multiple wind-driven fires continue to whip through the region. / AFP PHOTO / JOSH EDELSON (Photo credit should read JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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In this long exposure photograph, embers fly off a burning house and truck in the Napa wine region in California on October 9, 2017, as multiple wind-driven fires continue to whip through the region. / AFP PHOTO / JOSH EDELSON (Photo credit should read JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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Flames overtake a structure as nearby homes burn in the Napa wine region in California on October 9, 2017, as multiple wind-driven fires continue to whip through the region. / AFP PHOTO / JOSH EDELSON (Photo credit should read JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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TOPSHOT - An inmate firefighter monitors flames as a house burns in the Napa wine region in California on October 9, 2017, as multiple wind-driven fires continue to whip through the region. (Credit: JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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TOPSHOT - Flames overtake a structure as nearby homes burn in the Napa wine region in California on October 9, 2017, as multiple wind-driven fires continue to whip through the region. / AFP PHOTO / JOSH EDELSON (Photo credit should read JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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A burned out car rests on the driveway of a smoldering home in the Napa wine region in California on October 9, 2017, as multiple wind-driven fires continue to whip through the region. / AFP PHOTO / JOSH EDELSON (Photo credit should read JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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Resident Louis Reavis views his burned classic Oldsmobile at his home in Napa,California on October 9, 2017, as multiple wind-driven fires continue to whip through the region. / AFP PHOTO / JOSH EDELSON (Photo credit should read JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)
Multiple Wildfires Destroy Homes, Threaten California Wine Country
GLEN ELLEN, CA - OCTOBER 09: Flames consume a home as an out of control wildfire move through the area on October 9, 2017 in Glen Ellen, California. Tens of thousands of acres and dozens of homes and businesses have burned in widespread wildfires that are burning in Napa and Sonoma counties. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Multiple Wildfires Destroy Homes, Threaten California Wine Country
GLEN ELLEN, CA - OCTOBER 09: Flames consume a home as an out of control wildfire move through the area on October 9, 2017 in Glen Ellen, California. Tens of thousands of acres and dozens of homes and businesses have burned in widespread wildfires that are burning in Napa and Sonoma counties. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Multiple Wildfires Destroy Homes, Threaten California Wine Country
GLEN ELLEN, CA - OCTOBER 09: Fire consumes a home as an out of control wildfire move through the area on October 9, 2017 in Glen Ellen, California. Tens of thousands of acres and dozens of homes and businesses have burned in widespread wildfires that are burning in Napa and Sonoma counties. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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A tent structure built for the 2017 Safeway Open burns on a golf course at the Silverado Resort and Spa in Napa, California on October 9, 2017, as multiple wind-driven fires continue to whip through the region. / AFP PHOTO / JOSH EDELSON (Photo credit should read JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)
Multiple Wildfires Destroy Homes, Threaten California Wine Country
GLEN ELLEN, CA - OCTOBER 09: Fire consumes a home as an out of control wildfire move through the area on October 9, 2017 in Glen Ellen, California. Tens of thousands of acres and dozens of homes and businesses have burned in widespread wildfires that are burning in Napa and Sonoma counties. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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A tent structure built for the 2017 Safeway Open burns on a golf course at the Silverado Resort and Spa in Napa, California on October 9, 2017, as multiple wind-driven fires continue to whip through the region. / AFP PHOTO / JOSH EDELSON (Photo credit should read JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)
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The William Hill Estate Winery sign is seen partially burnt in Napa, California on October 9, 2017, as multiple wind-driven fires continue to whip through the region. / AFP PHOTO / JOSH EDELSON (Photo credit should read JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images)
Multiple Wildfires Destroy Homes, Threaten California Wine Country
GLEN ELLEN, CA - OCTOBER 09: The remains of fire damaged homes after an out of control wildfire moved through the area on October 9, 2017 in Glen Ellen, California. Tens of thousands of acres and dozens of homes and businesses have burned in widespread wildfires that are burning in Napa and Sonoma counties. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Multiple Wildfires Destroy Homes, Threaten California Wine Country
GLEN ELLEN, CA - OCTOBER 09: The remains of fire damaged homes after an out of control wildfire moved through the area on October 9, 2017 in Glen Ellen, California. Tens of thousands of acres and dozens of homes and businesses have burned in widespread wildfires that are burning in Napa and Sonoma counties. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Multiple Wildfires Destroy Homes, Threaten California Wine Country
(Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Multiple Wildfires Destroy Homes, Threaten California Wine Country
SANTA ROSA, CA - OCTOBER 11: An aerial view of a sports field that was charred by the Tubbs Fire on October 11, 2017 in Santa Rosa, California. At least 21 people have died in wildfires that have burned tens of thousands of acres and destroyed over 3,000 homes and businesses in several Northen California counties. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
