Wildfire hits Northern California mountain communities
More residents of Northern California mountain communities were told to leave their homes Thursday after an out-of-control wildfire doubled in size, scorching more than 100 sq m of drought-parched timber and brush.
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- Firefighters battling the King Fire watch as a backfire burns along Highway 50 in Fresh Pond, California on September 16, 2014. (REUTERS/Noah Berger)
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- Smoke from the King Fire billows above Pollock Pines, California on September 17, 2014. (REUTERS/Noah Berger)
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- A helicopter draws water from a lake while battling the King Fire in Pollock Pines, California on September 17, 2014. (REUTERS/Noah Berger)
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- A helicopter draws water from a lake as smoke rises from the King Fire in Pollock Pines, California on September 17, 2014. (REUTERS/Noah Berger)
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- Angela Warden displays a “thank you” sign for firefighters battling the King Fire in Pollock Pines, California on September 17, 2014. (REUTERS/Noah Berger)
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- A firefighter battling the King Fire sprays water on a backfire in Fresh Pond, California on September 17, 2014. (REUTERS/Noah Berger)
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- A firefighter battling the King Fire sprays water on a backfire in Fresh Pond, California on September 17, 2014. (REUTERS/Noah Berger)
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- A firefighter battling the King Fire sprays water on a backfire in Fresh Pond, California on September 17, 2014. (REUTERS/Noah Berger)
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- Firefighters battle the King Fire in Fresh Pond, California on September 17, 2014. (REUTERS/Noah Berger)
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- A plume of smoke rises from the King Fire as it burns in the canyon of the South Fork of the American River north of Pollock Pines, California, in this NOAA satellite image taken September 17, 2014. (REUTERS/NOAA/Handout)
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- Herve Leconte of Camino holds a thank you sign along Highway 50, for firefighters battling the King Fire northeast of Sacramento, California on September 18, 2014. (REUTERS/Stephen Lam)
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- A jet drops retardant on the King Fire near Fresh Pond, California on September 16, 2014. (REUTERS/Noah Berger)
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- A helicopter drops water while battling the King Fire near Fresh Pond, California on September 16, 2014. (REUTERS/Noah Berger)
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- Flames and smoke from the King Fire fill the sky above Fresh Pond, California on September 16, 2014. (REUTERS/Noah Berger)
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- A firefighter battling the King Fire watches as a backfire burns along Highway 50 in Fresh Pond, California on September 16, 2014. (REUTERS/Noah Berger)
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- A firefighter battling the King Fire watches a backfire burn along Highway 50 in Fresh Pond, California on September 16, 2014. (REUTERS/Noah Berger)
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- A firefighter battling the King Fire watches as a backfire burns along Highway 50 in Fresh Pond, California on September 16, 2014. (REUTERS/Noah Berger)
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- A firefighter battling the King Fire watches as a backfire burns along Highway 50 in Fresh Pond, California on September 16, 2014. (REUTERS/Noah Berger)
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- Inmate firefighters battling the King Fire watch for flying embers while a backfire burns along Highway 50 in Fresh Pond, California on September 16, 2014. (REUTERS/Noah Berger)
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