Thousands flee wildfire that is swallowing up Northern California

Mackenzie Samet

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Nov 10, 2018

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A Cal Fire firefighter monitors a burning home as the Camp Fire moves through the area on November 9, 2018 in Magalia, California. Fueled by high winds and low humidity, the rapidly spreading Camp Fire ripped through the town of Paradise and has quickly charred 70,000 acres and has destroyed numerous homes and businesses in a matter of hours. The fire is currently at five percent containment. Getty Images

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PARADISE, CA – NOVEMBER 08: A business burns as the Camp Fire moves through the area on November 8, 2018 in Paradise, California. Fueled by high winds and low humidity,… Getty Images

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Firefighters try to contain a fire so it doesn't spread to a neighboring building as the Camp Fire moves through the area on November 8, 2018 in Paradise, California.

PARADISE, CA – NOVEMBER 08: Firefighters try to contain a fire so it doesn’t spread to a neighboring building as the Camp Fire moves through the area on November 8,… Getty Images

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PARADISE, CA – NOVEMBER 08: A plume of smoke rises above the Camp Fire as it moves through the area on November 8, 2018 in Paradise, California. Fueled by high… Getty Images

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MAGALIA, CA – NOVEMBER 09: A Cal Fire firefighter monitors a burning home as the Camp Fire moves through the area on November 9, 2018 in Magalia, California. Fueled by… Getty Images

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A flag that says "hot buys" is displayed on a car at a fully involved car dealership as the Camp Fire moves through the area on November 8, 2018 in Paradise, California.

PARADISE, CA – NOVEMBER 08: A flag that says “hot buys” is displayed on a car at a fully involved car dealership as the Camp Fire moves through the area… Getty Images

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PARADISE, CA – NOVEMBER 08: Embers blow in the wind as a Camp Fire burns a KFC restaurant on November 8, 2018 in Paradise, California. Fueled by high winds and… Getty Images

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A home burns as the Camp Fire rages through Paradise, Calif., on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018. Tens of thousands of people fled a fast-moving wildfire Thursday in Northern California, some… AP

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A car explodes into flames . Getty Images

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Gabi and Jonah Frank walk on Pacific Coast Highway as the Woosley Fire threatens their home in Malibu, California, U.S. November 9, 2018. REUTERS

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A hospital worker embraces her co-worker as they evacuate patients from the Feather River Hospital during the Camp Fire on November 8, 2018 in Paradise, California. Getty Images

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Hospital workers and first responders evacuate patients from the Feather River Hospital as the Camp Fire moves through the area on November 8, 2018 in Paradise, California. Getty Images

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Hospital workers and first responders evacuate patients from the Feather River Hospital as the Camp Fire moves through the area on November 8, 2018 in Paradise, California. Getty Images

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Medical personnel evacuate patients as the Feather River Hospital. AP

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Rocklin police officer Randy Law tends to a horse that was found wandering after the Camp Fire moved through the area on November 9, 2018 in Paradise, California. Getty Images

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PARADISE, CA – NOVEMBER 08: the Camp Fire moves through the area on November 8, 2018 in Paradise, California. Fueled by high winds and low humidity, the rapidly spreading Camp… Getty Images

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An aircraft flies above a ridgeline, west of Paradise, California.

PARADISE, CA – NOVEMBER 08: A CalFire aircraft flies above a ridgeline west of Paradise, Calif., as the Camp Fire burns, Thursday, November 8, 2018. (Karl Mondon/Digital First Media/The Mercury… Getty Images

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PARADISE, CA – NOVEMBER 08: A home burns as the Camp Fire moves through the area on November 8, 2018 in Paradise, California. Fueled by high winds and low humidity,… Getty Images

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A burned out car sits in front of a home that burned as the Camp Fire moves through the area on November 8, 2018 in Paradise, California.

PARADISE, CA – NOVEMBER 08: A burned out car sits in front of a home that burned as the Camp Fire moves through the area on November 8, 2018 in… Getty Images

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Juanita McLish sits on a curb after she and her husband lost their home. Getty Images

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Smoke from a wildfire is seen in Calabasas, California, U.S.

Smoke from a wildfire is seen in Calabasas, California. REUTERS

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Clouds of smoke appear from the Woosley Fire to the north in Malibu and over the Santa Monia Pier as people walk through Venice Beach, California. REUTERS

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