Northern California Wildfires Latest: 15 Believed Dead; 1,500+ Homes Destroyed; Evacuations Continue

As many as 15 people people are dead, and tens of thousands of residents and animals have been evacuated after strong wind gusts and dry weather sparked multiple massive wildfires in at least eight Northern California counties Sunday night and early Monday morning. Many schools and roads have also been closed. Thousands of customers are without power. The California Highway Patrol has performed more than 40 helicopter rescues in Napa and Sonoma counties.

More than 57,000 acres have been destroyed in the current large fires, which are burning in Napa, Sonoma, Solano, Yuba, Butte, Nevada, Calaveras and Mendocino counties. California Gov. Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency on Monday in Sonoma, Napa and Yuba counties because of the fires. In Southern California, a state of emergency has been declared for the Canyon fire 2, which has burned 7,500 acres in Orange County.

Thousands of firefighters from across the state have been deployed to assist with the firefighting efforts. Hundreds of homes have burned to the ground, leaving residents in shock. Smoke from the fires can be seen in much of the state and from space.

Officials in Northern and Southern California have issued a smoke advisory for the second day in a row due to the poor air quality. Guests at Disneyland reported ash and smoke drifting through the air much of the day on Monday. (Get Patch real-time email alerts for the latest news from your California neighborhood. And iPhone users: Check out Patch's new app. Also, be sure to follow your local Patch on Facebook!)

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Here are the latest need-to-know facts:

• Cal Fire officials said as many as 15 people have died, and two were seriously injured in the fires. One victim was reported in Mendocino County where the Redwood and Potter fires are burning. Two victims died in the Atlas fire in Napa County. Nine people are confirmed dead in the Sonoma County fire area. One person has died in Yuba County. The Sonoma County Sheriff's Office has received at least 150 missing person reports.
• In the North Bay, the Tubbs Fire stretching from Calistoga to Santa Rosa has reportedly reached 27,000 acres in size as of Tuesday morning. Fire officials estimate the Atlas fire, which has now spread to Solano County, has burned 25,000 acres. The Carneros Partrick fire has charred about 1,000 to 2,000 acres, and 5,000 structures are threatened. The Nuns Fire in Sonoma County has consumed 5,000 acres. Facebook has created a page for those in the affected areas to check in to let friends and family know they are safe.

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• There are reports that multiple homes, wineries and businesses, including Kmart in Santa Rosa, have been lost to the wildfires. Thousands of customers in the area are still without power.
• Sonoma County officials reported that Sutter Hospital and Kaiser Permanente Hospital in Santa Rosa are no longer operational. Patients have been evacuated.
• A fire in Marin County, which has since been contained, prompted the temporary closure of part of State Route 37 when the blaze broke out early Monday morning, according to Novato Fire Protection District. The flames quickly burned between 80 to 100 acres.

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Four fires raging in Butte and Yuba counties have burned thousands of acres and prompted hundreds of evacuations, Butte County Sheriff’s Office officials said. Officials said one person died after crashing on a road along the Cascade fire area.

• The Cherokee fire, which started in the area of Cherokee Road and Zonalea Lane in Oroville, has burned 7,500 acres and is about 40 percent contained, according to Cal Fire.
• The La Porte fire in Bangor has burned 3,500 acres and is 10 percent contained.
• The Cascade fire in Yuba County, which started late Sunday morning, has burned 11,500 acres and is about 15 percent contained.
• Another small fire started Monday afternoon in Butte County. The Honey fire has burned about 90 acres in the area of Honey Run Road and Merlin Lane, southwest of Paradise and is about 30 percent contained.
• Thousands of customers in the area are without power.

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In Nevada County, the McCourtney and the Lobo fires have ripped through the area.

• The McCourtney Fire burned through 200 acres and was at 10 percent containment, CalFire said this morning.
• The Lobo Fire, meanwhile, was at zero percent containment, destroyed 500 acres and was threatening 7,000 to 8,000 homes, the agency said.
• The Lake Wildwood community was under evacuation.

In Mendocino County, the Redwood Complex fires have consumed 21,000 acres as of Tuesday morning, according to Cal Fire. No containment percentages were listed by the agency.

Elsewhere in the state, a brush fire that ripped through the Anaheim Hills area of Southern California on Monday is 5 percent contained as of Tuesday morning. That fire shut down several major highways and burned several homes as well.

See Also:

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• Rohnert Park Fire Evacuations Ordered As Sonoma County Wildfires Spread
• Butte County Fires Prompt Evacuations: Cal Fire
• State Route 37 Closure: Fires Fully Close Highway
• SMART Train Service Canceled Due To Wildfires
• Smoke Smell From North Bay Fires, Officials Say
• Thousands Without Power Across North Bay
• East Bay Firefighters Deploy To North Bay
• Lobo, McCourtney Fires Tear Through Nevada County
• Redwood, Potter Fires In Mendocino Co.: 21K Acres Destroyed
• Anaheim Hills Brush Fire Burning At Rapid Pace: Evacuations In Place

Photo 1: A law enforcement officer blocks a road as flames burn in a residential area in Santa Rosa, California, Monday, Oct. 9, 2017. Credit: Jeff Chiu / Associated Press

Photo 2: The remains of a car sits near the Fountaingrove Inn Hotel as it burns at rear in Santa Rosa, California, Monday, Oct. 9, 2017. Credit: Jeff Chiu / Associated Press