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Deaths, damage and evacuations from California fires

Devastating wildfires have swept Northern California. More than a dozen people have died since Sunday night, with more than 100 others missing. Some 1,500 structures have been destroyed, in one of the most damaging single days in the state's fire history.

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KCRW placeholderBy Todd Purdum • Oct 10, 2017 • 1 min read

Devastating wildfires have swept Northern California. More than a dozen people have died since Sunday night, with more than 100 others missing. Some 1,500 structures have been destroyed, in one of the most damaging single days in the state's fire history. Jeremy Siegel, a host and reporter for KQED public radio in San Francisco, says the amount of destruction is devastating.

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    Todd Purdum

    Politico

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    Devan Schwartz

    Producer

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    Evan George

    Director of Content, News

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    Yael Even Or

    Producer, 'Press Play'

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    Jeremy Siegel

    KQED

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