In 2018, a wildfire, caused by electrical transmission lines, destroyed approximately 90% of the northern California town of Paradise. The fire, one of the worst wildfires this century in the United States, started on November 8, 2018. The Camp Fire killed 85 people and burned more than 16,000 homes in its path.
2018: Camp Fire Destroys Paradise, California
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A home burns as the Camp Fire rages through Paradise, Calif., on Nov. 8, 2018.
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FILE- Homes were leveled by the Camp Fire line the Ridgewood Mobile Home Park retirement community in Paradise, Calif., Dec. 3, 2018.
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Firefighters plan their operations while battling the Camp Fire in Paradise, Calif., Nov. 10, 2018.
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FILE - An aerial file photo shows the remains of residences leveled by the Camp wildfire in Paradise, Calif., Nov. 15, 2018.
