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Firefighters continue to battle wildfires scorching Northern California

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Flames from the LNU Lightning Complex fires consume a home in unincorporated Napa County, Calif., on Wednesday, Aug. 19. Fire crews across the region scrambled to contain dozens of wildfires sparked by lightning strikes.
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A police vehicle drives along Interstate 80, which was closed when flames from the LNU Lightning Complex fires jumped the roadway, in Vacaville, Calif., on Wednesday, Aug. 19. Fire crews across the region scrambled to contain dozens of wildfires sparked by lightning strikes.
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A cameraman films flames flames from the LNU Lightning Complex fires in Vacaville, Calif., on Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020. Fire crews across the region scrambled to contain dozens of wildfires sparked by lightning strikes. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
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Flames from the LNU Lightning Complex fires burn around Lake Berryessa in unincorporated Napa County, Calif., on Wednesday, Aug. 19. Fire crews across the region scrambled to contain dozens of wildfires sparked by lightning strikes.
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A CalFire crew from Coulterville takes a break while fighting the River Fire near Salinas, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 19.
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Smoke from wildfires hovers over Richardson Bay Thursday, Aug. 20, in Sausalito, Calif. Wildfires raged through Northern California on Thursday, threatening thousands of homes and blackening the skies near San Francisco as crews struggled to surround them despite steep terrain and blistering heat.
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Scorched homes and vehicles fill Spanish Flat Mobile Villa following the LNU Lightning Complex fires in unincorporated Napa County, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 20. The fire destroyed dozens of homes at the mobile home park with only a handful that remained standing. Fire crews across the region scrambled to contain dozens of wildfires sparked by lightning strikes.
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Jack Robertson hoses down hot spots on his property after the CZU August Lightning Complex Fire passed through on Thursday, Aug. 20, in Bonny Doon, Calif.
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A home burns as the CZU August Lightning Complex Fire passes through on Thursday, Aug. 20, in Bonny Doon, Calif.
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A firefighter walks past a burning home as the CZU August Lightning Complex Fire causes damage to property on Thursday, Aug. 20, in Bonny Doon, Calif.
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An ATV is parked in front of a burning structure as the CZU August Lightning Complex Fire passes through on Thursday, Aug. 20, in Bonny Doon, Calif.
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A structure is damaged by the CZU August Lightning Complex Fire in Thursday, Aug. 20, in Bonny Doon, Calif.
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A structure is damaged by the CZU August Lightning Complex Fire in Thursday, Aug. 20, in Bonny Doon, Calif.
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A fire-damaged home is seen in the Pineridge subdivision after the CZU August Lightning Complex Fire passed through on Thursday, Aug. 20, in Bonny Doon, Calif.
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Peter Koleckar reacts after seeing multiple home burned in his neighborhood after the CZU August Lightning Complex Fire passed through on Thursday, Aug. 20, in Bonny Doon, Calif.
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A charred tricycle is left behind in a fire-ravaged home after the CZU August Lightning Complex Fire in Thursday, Aug. 20, in Bonny Doon, Calif.
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Charred vehicles are left behind after the CZU August Lightning Complex Fire passed through on Thursday, Aug. 20, in Bonny Doon, Calif.
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A fire-damaged home is seen after the CZU August Lightning Complex Fire passed through on Thursday, Aug. 20, in Bonny Doon, Calif.
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Th fence of a home is burned by the CZU August Lightning Complex Fire in Thursday, Aug. 20, near Bonny Doon, Calif.
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This satellite image from the Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) and released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows smoke from massive wildfires in Northern California, top left, being pushed by winds to the northeast on Thursday, Aug. 20. California firefighters battled destructive wildfires as a lengthening heat wave roasted the state. Thousands of homes were at risk and air quality deteriorated in areas affected by smoke.

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