Satellite photos captured by NASA show how large California’s wildfires have become as they continue to burn vast areas of the state .
In the photos below, taken from NASA’s Terra satellite on Friday , massive plumes of smoke can be seen drifting over the Pacific Ocean from fires in Northern and Southern California.
One fast-moving wildfire, known as the Camp fire, likely wiped out the entire town of Paradise, where 27,000 people were forced to evacuate. As of Friday evening, the wind-fueled fire was only 5 percent contained after burning up to 70,000 acres and destroying 6,453 homes . At least nine people have died, with at least five bodies found trapped in vehicles.
A fire official told The Associated Press on Friday that Paradise, 90 miles north of Sacramento, was “pretty much” destroyed .
In Southern California, brush fires are nearing a community in mourning over a deadly mass shooting late Wednesday at Borderline Bar & Grill in Thousand Oaks. The Woolsey fire, south of Simi Valley, spread to 35,000 acres and is making its way toward the coastal city of Malibu, where a mandatory evacuation was ordered.
An estimated 75,000 homes were also evacuated along the borders of Ventura and Los Angeles counties, according to AP .
At least 75 percent of Thousand Oaks residents were also evacuated.
See NASA’s satellite images below.
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