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Battling the Butte Lightning Complex Near Paradise -- July 8

It was the lull between the storms, as the Paradise Fire blew through dozens of homes near Concow on the morning of July 8.

More than two dozen homes were left in its wake, the most recent destruction in nearly three-week long Butte Lightning Complex of fires. 

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  •  Home saved ... vehicle destroyed

  •  Burned out motorcycle near Concow

  •  More destruction from Butte fire

  •  Concow fire destruction

  • Remnants of burned cabin

  •  Gone in a flash

  •  LIttle left of camper and garage

  •  In the woods near Concow Resevoir

  •  Mid-afternoon sun in a smoky haze

  •  Nat'l Guard copter prepares for water drop

  •  Paradise residents heed voluntary evacuation