Photos: California fires blamed for at least 26 deaths
More than 18,500 firefighters are battling more than two dozen major wildfires in California. The blazes are blamed for at least 26 deaths.
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The August Complex Fire burns near Lake Pillsbury in the Mendocino National Forest, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
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An air tanker prepares to drop retardant while battling the August Complex Fire, currently the largest in California history, burning in the Mendocino National Forest, Calif., Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
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A truck sprays fire retardant on vegetation to help stop the spread of the North Complex Fire in Plumas National Forest, Calif., on Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
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This photo provided by High Performance Wireless Research and Education Network (HPWREN) and ALERTWildfire from a camera atop Mount Wilson shows dense smoke shrouding the famed Southern California observatory Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020. Firefighters have prevented the Bobcat wildfire from damaging the historic Mount Wilson Observatory. Flames came within 500 feet of the observatory Tuesday, but a bulldozer line, burnout operations, water drops and brush clearance maintained there created protection, Angeles National Forest officials said in social media posts. (HPWREN/ALERTWildfire via AP)
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An air tanker drops retardant while battling the August Complex Fire, near Lake Pillsbury in the Mendocino National Forest, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
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The August Complex Fire burns near Lake Pillsbury in the Mendocino National Forest, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
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Smoke is seen from the Bobcat Fire burning actively near Mount Wilson northeast of Los Angeles on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020. The peak is the site of historic Mount Wilson Observatory, which played a pivotal role in early 20th century astronomy. The fire also made a run at the peak earlier in the week but firefighters were able to defend the observatory. The fire also was active on the north side of the mountain range where authorities ordered evacuation of the community of Juniper Hills. (AP Photo/John Antczak)
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Firefighter Cody Carter battles the North Complex Fire in Plumas National Forest, Calif., on Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
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The North Complex Fire burns in Plumas National Forest, Calif., on Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
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A tree casts embers as the North Complex Fire burns in Plumas National Forest, Calif., on Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
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Cal Fire Battalion Chief Craig Newell carries hose while battling the North Complex Fire in Plumas National Forest, Calif., on Monday, Sept. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
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In this Aug. 18, 2020, photo provided by Justin Silvera, firefighters with Cal Fire, the California state firefighting agency, fight a blaze in Big Basin Redwoods State Park on a night in which they saved two stranded citizens in the park. Deadly wildfires in California and the Pacific Northwest have strained the human and equipment resources barely halfway into the wildfire season. (Justin Silvera/Cal Fire Local 2881 via AP)
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FILE - In this Sept. 11, 2020, file photo, an American flag on top the Space Needle was lowered to half-staff today by the Seattle Fire Department to remember those who lost their lives on 9/11, Friday, Sept. 11, 2020. Thick smoke from wildfires burning across Washington, Oregon and California makes seeing the Space Needle and downtown Seattle nearly impossible in this view from Queen Anne Hill. (Mike Siegel/The Seattle Times via AP, File)
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This image and description from NASA's Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS), which is aboard the Aqua satellite, shows captured carbon monoxide plumes coming from California wildfires over a three-day period from Sept. 12 to 14, 2020. The image shows three-day averages of carbon monoxide concentrations around 3 miles (5 kilometers) up in the atmosphere. The red and orange areas indicate regions with extremely high carbon monoxide concentrations of greater than 350 parts per billion by volume (ppbv). The more normal, background concentrations of carbon monoxide show up as yellow and green, with amounts between 30 and 50 ppbv. (NASA/AIRS via AP)
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