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Twin wildfires tearing through vineyards and brushy hills threatened some 10,000 homes in Northern California on Tuesday, adding on to yet another front in the seemingly endless summer of forest fires that have ravaged some of the most scenic areas of the state.
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The two fires straddling Mendocino and Lake counties burn seven homes by Monday night along with some 277 square kilometres of rural land. (AP)
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The so-called Carr Fire that has burned numerous homes and killed several people, has become the ninth most destructive wildfire in the history of California. (AP)
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In Lake County, evacuation orders were in effect for Lakeport town along with some smaller communities and a section of Mendocino National Forest. (AP)
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Lakeport, north of San Francisco, is the county seat and a popular destination for bass anglers and boaters on the shores of Clear Lake. (AP)
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By Monday night Lakeport turned into a ghost town with the main streets deserted owing to the massive forest fire. (AP)
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Fire officials say that all in all, near about 10,000 people have been warned to flee. (AP)
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A few miles away from Lakeport, embers, ash and smoke swirled through vineyards where at least one home had gone up in flames. (AP)
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Firefighters set blazes at the bottom of hills in order to burn up the tinder-dry brush before flames cresting the ridge tops could feed on it and surge downhill. (AP)
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A fleet of aircraft make continuous water and fire retardant drops on the blaze, filling the air with the roar of their engines. (AP)
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An air tanker drops retardant on a wildfire burning near Lakeport on Monday. (AP)
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A firefighter battles the River Fire as it tears through Lakeport on Monday. (AP)
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A firefighter with the Pacifica Fire Department stands in front of a burning barn on Monday to prevent it from reaching a residence. (AP)
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Some 12,000 firefighters battled the blaze. Fire officials are hopeful that they could make progress containing the blaze. (AP)
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In Riverside County, east of Los Angeles, an arson fire that destroyed seven homes last week was almost contained by Monday. (AP)
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In Riverside, the blaze killed a couple of firefighters and few civilians including children and has destroyed a lot of homes and outbuildings. (AP)
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More than 27,000 people remained evacuated from their homes in Riverside by Monday. (AP)
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Police say that five people were arrested on suspicion of entering areas evacuated due to the explosive wildfire around Redding. (AP)
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A firefighter with the Pacifica Fire Department stands in front of a burning barn on Monday to prevent it from reaching a residence. (AP)
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A structure is destroyed by an advancing wildfire in Finley on Monday. (AP)
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Fire retardant is dropped near a home as a wildfire burns off of Keck Road, just west of Lakeport in California. (AP)
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