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Fifteen separate wildfires have been raging in Northern California, killing at least 23 people, burning 3,500 different properties to the ground, and scorching over 122,000 acres of land. The heart of California's wine country has suffered extensive damages, with many vineyards losing whole fields of grapes and entire cellars full of bottled wine. The Signorello Vineyards Estate, located on the Silverado Trail in Napa Valley, is one of the many wineries that have been ravaged by wildfires affecting California.
Fifteen separate wildfires raging in Northern California have already killed at least 17 people and destroyed over 122,000 acres of land. Tens of thousands have already been evacuated while over 20,000 are on evacuation notice, warned by authorities to pack a ready-to-go bag containing only the utmost essentials, including documents and medicines, in order to be able to leave at a moment's notice. It has already been called one of the deadliest wildfires in the history of the sunshine state.
Ten people have died and tens of thousands evacuated after wildfires raged through northern California on Monday night, prompting a state of emergency. The inferno, which has been exacerbated by hot weather and high winds, has destroyed at least 1,500 properties across 90,000 acres in the wine-making region. Hundreds have been admitted to local hospitals for burn wounds while emergency services hotlines are flooded with distress calls about injuries and missing persons.
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