Jacob Saylors, 11, walks through the burned remains of his home in Paradise, California, on Sunday, November 18. His family lost a home in the same spot to a fire 10 years earlier.
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In pictures: Wildfires tear across California

Updated 9:24 PM ET, Mon November 19, 2018

Jacob Saylors, 11, walks through the burned remains of his home in Paradise, California, on Sunday, November 18. His family lost a home in the same spot to a fire 10 years earlier.
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Major wildfires in California have destroyed a record number of buildings and displaced more than 300,000 people.

In Northern California, residents have been forced to evacuate parts of Butte County after the deadly Camp Fire broke out Thursday, November 8, and burned through the town of Paradise. It's the most destructive wildfire in California history, and the deadliest.

The Woolsey Fire began on the same day in Southern California, and in a matter of hours it grew thousands of acres in Los Angeles and Ventura counties.

The Hill Fire also sprung up in Ventura County, near the bar in Thousand Oaks where 12 people were killed November 7 in a mass shooting.

Lidia Steineman, who lost her home in the Camp Fire, prays during a vigil for fire victims on November 18 in Chico, California. More than 50 people gathered at the memorial service.
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From left, California Gov.-elect Gavin Newsom, California Gov. Jerry Brown, President Donald Trump, Paradise Mayor Jody Jones and FEMA Administrator Brock Long survey damage left by the Camp Fire in Paradise, California, on Saturday, November 17. The death toll from the Camp Fire has risen to 76 and more than 1,200 people remain unaccounted for.
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A child wears a smoke mask while watching President Trump''s motorcade in Chico on November 17.
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Fire evacuees sift through donated items in a Chico parking lot November 17.
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A group of children hold an American flag as the motorcade of President Donald Trump drives through Chico, California, on November 17.
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A firefighter searches for human remains on Friday, November 16, in a Paradise trailer park destroyed in the Camp Fire.
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President Donald Trump visits a neighborhood impacted by the Woolsey Fire in Malibu, California, on November 17.
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Dakota Keltner, right, rests on Havyn Cargill-Morris on November 16 in a truck at a makeshift encampment outside a Walmart store in Chico, California. The camp became a temporary respite for people displaced by the Camp Fire.
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A burned neighborhood is seen on Thursday, November 15, in Paradise, California.
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Rescue workers sift through rubble in search of human remains on Wednesday, November 14, at a burned property in Paradise.
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