California wildfire: Ten photos that explain the Paradise 'heat'

The flames all but obliterated the Northern California town of Paradise, population 27,000, and ravaged surrounding areas last Thursday. About 7,700 homes were destroyed. 
Homes levelled by fire line a development on Edgewood Lane in Paradise, California on Monday. (Photo | AP)
Homes levelled by fire line a development on Edgewood Lane in Paradise, California on Monday. (Photo | AP)
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A search and rescue worker, looking for Camp Fire victims, carries a dog to safety after the cadaver dog fell through rubble at the Holly Hills Mobile Estates on Wednesday in Paradise, California. (Photo | AP)
A search and rescue worker, looking for Camp Fire victims, carries a dog to safety after the cadaver dog fell through rubble at the Holly Hills Mobile Estates on Wednesday in Paradise, California. (Photo | AP)
Sheriff's deputies recover the body of a Camp Fire victim at the Holly Hills Mobile Estates on Wednesday. (Photo | AP)
Sheriff's deputies recover the body of a Camp Fire victim at the Holly Hills Mobile Estates on Wednesday. (Photo | AP)
Search and rescue workers search for human remains at a burned out trailer park from the Camp fire, in Paradise, California on Tuesday (Photo | AP)
Search and rescue workers search for human remains at a burned out trailer park from the Camp fire, in Paradise, California on Tuesday (Photo | AP)
An air tanker drops water on a fire along the Ronald Reagan (118) Freeway in Simi Valley, California on Monday. (Photo | AP)
An air tanker drops water on a fire along the Ronald Reagan (118) Freeway in Simi Valley, California on Monday. (Photo | AP)
A sign on Highway 191 in Paradise, California, warns looters to stay away after the Camp Fire destroyed the town on Monday. (Photo | AP)
A sign on Highway 191 in Paradise, California, warns looters to stay away after the Camp Fire destroyed the town on Monday. (Photo | AP)
Members of the California Army National Guard search a property for human remains in Paradise, California. (Photo | AP)
Members of the California Army National Guard search a property for human remains in Paradise, California. (Photo | AP)
A firefighter battles a fire along the Ronald Reagan Freeway, aka state Highway 118, in Simi Valley, California on Monday. (Photo | AP)
A firefighter battles a fire along the Ronald Reagan Freeway, aka state Highway 118, in Simi Valley, California on Monday. (Photo | AP)
A devastated couple embrace while searching through the remains of their home, levelled by the fire, in Paradise, California. (Photo | AP)
A devastated couple embrace while searching through the remains of their home, levelled by the fire, in Paradise, California. (Photo | AP)
Search and rescue workers search for human remains at a trailer park burned out from the fire on Wednesday.  (Photo | AP)
Search and rescue workers search for human remains at a trailer park burned out from the fire on Wednesday. (Photo | AP)

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