A Snapshot Of California's Explosive Wildfires

(AP) — Drought-stricken California is in the midst of a deadly and destructive siege of wildfires, some exhibiting extreme behavior with what state officials describe as record rates of spread exceeding predictions of computer models. TOTAL AREA OF FIRES: 703 square miles, more than half of it from the three most significant blazes. LOSSES: 535 homes in two fires, hundreds of other structures including businesses, barns, outbuildings and infrastructure. California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Cal Fire Director Ken Pimlott, Governor's Office of Emergency Services Director Mark Ghilarducci.

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