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Huge fires in California due to a rare lightning storm

Nearly 11,000 lightning strikes were recorded within 72 hours, igniting hundreds of hotspots. More than 20 of them spread to major fires, and tens of thousands were evacuated from their homes. A firefighter was killed in an accident, and many homes went up in flames

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Tens of thousands of California residents have fled their homes due to huge fires caused by a lightning storm during the week. A pilot in a firefighting helicopter was killed during an accident and dozens of homes caught fire, after close to 11,000 lightning strikes were recorded within 72 hours of the week. It was the largest lightning storm the most populous state in the United States has experienced in more than a decade, causing 367 combustion points. More than 20 of them grew and became large fires.

Many fires have burned the hills and mountains near the Wine Valley, in the north of the country, an area suffering from severe drought. A main road was closed due to the flames approaching and the passengers were caught in an emergency evacuation. In Wackville, police said they were forced to evacuate a prison and a medical facility for inmates.

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Four residents whose communities went up in flames earlier in the area are suffering from burns, although the severity of their injuries is not yet known. California Forest and Fire Department spokesman Will Powers said thousands of residents had ordered the evacuation of an area of ​​several fires, dubbed the "LNU Complex." As of tonight, an area of ​​about 500 square miles has gone up in flames due to this fire.

Diane Bustos said her husband abandoned their car after it went up in flames and exploded. She lost her shoes when she and her family tried for their lives. "I did it, God saved me," she told KPIX while wearing a nightgown.

Powers, a spokesman for the California Fire Department, said that despite reports on social media of residents trapped in the fires, no missing persons are known. A Reuters reporter saw dozens of homes and estates in the Vuquil-Perfield area, dozens of dead farm animals and some stray animals.

"We are experiencing fires we have not seen for many years," California Gov. Gwyn Niosm told a news conference. He added that he had sought assistance from 375 firefighters in the country. On Tuesday he declared a state of emergency.

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