Rows of homes were destroyed on at least two blocks and television footage showed crews dousing burning homes with water. “We are seeing generational destruction of forests because of what these fires are doing,” Porter said. Dozens of homes burned, according to officials, but tallies were incomplete. “These are reburning areas that have burned what we thought were big fires 10 years ago,” Battles said. Most of the fires this year have hit the northern part of the state, largely sparing Southern California, which experienced rare drizzle and light rain Wednesday.

Source: ABC News August 18, 2021 14:17 UTC