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California Wildfires: Thousands of Firefighters Work Against Stubborn Flames (PHOTOS) | The Weather Channel
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Photos reveal the high cost of wildfires across California – you have to see them to believe it.

ByJess Baker•September 24, 2014


California Wildfires: King Fire
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California Wildfires: King Fire

Traffic passes on U.S. Highway 395 northeast of downtown Reno on Monday, Sept. 22, 2014 as dense smoke drifts in from a California wildfire more than 60 miles away. (AP Photo/Scott Sonner)


Firefighters were throwing everything they could at the King Fire in El Dorado County, California, as the massive blaze continued to burn into its tenth day.

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As of Tuesday evening, the large fire east of Sacramento had grown to at least 89,500 acres, Cal Fire reports. Nearly 7,400 firefighters from across the country had joined the fight.

(MORE: King Fire Threatens Thousands of Homes)

The fires come at what's traditionally seen as the peak of the state's wildfire season, but it's been a painful year already. USA Today reports more than 4,800 fires sprang to life in California so far in 2014 – 1,000 more than an average fire season.

Thousands of families have been impacted, and the photos above show both the emotional and monetary toll the fires have taken on California.

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