A snapshot of California's explosive wildfires

 

Gadi Schwartz / MGN

This photo, taken Sunday, shows homes destroyed from Valley and Butte wildfires in California.

MIDDLETOWN, Calif. (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. Here’s a look at the situation Tuesday:

NUMBER OF FIRES: 12, mostly in the northern coastal ranges and the Sierra Nevada.

TOTAL AREA OF FIR...



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