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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Araya Cipollini cries near the remains of her family's home burned in the Camp Fire, in Paradise, Calif., Nov. 10, 2018.
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A firefighter extinguishes a hot spot in a neighborhood destroyed by the Camp Fire in Paradise, California, U.S., Nov. 13, 2018.
