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Notre Dame Cathedral Fire + 21 Most Devastating Pictures And Videos From The California Wildfires

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PARIS–On Monday evening in Paris, a fire broke out in the historic Notre Dame cathedral. The blaze was active for hours and had firefighter from dozens of districts around Paris responding. Unfortunately, many priceless historical artifacts were lost to the fire.

Among the destruction was the cathedral’s signature spire, which collapsed due to the heat of the flames within the first few hours. Fundraisers for a restoration of the cathedral are already under way, but the big question is, “Why are they necessary?”

According to The Daily Beast, a fire alarm was triggered at 6:20pm, a full 23-minutes prior to the blaze taking shape. The alarm was investigation, but because there were no visible signs of a fire, it was dismissed as a false alarm.

Here are some of the shocking videos from Notre Dame.

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CALIFORNIA–Several highly intense and dangerous wildfires are currently scorching areas throughout California. In northern California, the fires gained a tremendous amount of strength this past Sunday evening as a result of favorable weather conditions in the area. Officials are reporting that the wildfires are being wind-driven across nearly 119,000 acres.

At the moment, 200 firefighters, six helicopters and six airplanes are trying to decelerate devastation across the state. So far, there have been 13 reported deaths and more than 100 reported injuries, ranging from severe burns to smoke inhalation.

Here is a map, released by NASA, of where some of the more intense wildfires are currently burning, with populated areas like Santa Rosa and Napa Valley right in the midst of the worst.

It should be noted that there are other serious wildfires in parts of the state, like in Anaheim Hills. Unfortunately, there will be no way to tell how many homes have been destroyed until after the fires end.

What we can report for certain are the mind-boggling videos and pictures that people are sending out from areas in the ravaging inferno.

Here are 20 of the most shocking pictures and videos, which help depict the horror that so many people are unfortunately going through.

1. Santa Rosa neighborhood, before and after

2. Santa Rosa destruction

3. Napa Valley burning

4. Photos from Sonoma and Napa counties

5. Homes being destroyed

6. Video from Napa County

Wind-whipped fires sweeping across California’s wine country have killed at least 10 people, burned hundreds of homes and forced thousands to flee communities. #wildfire #california #fire

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7. Satellite imagery of the fires  

Vasti incendi e colonne di fumo sono visibili anche dallo Spazio. La #California è in stato di emergenza #meteo #californiawildfires #wildfire #usa #masa #earth @nasa_eo @nasa @calfire #incendi #fumo #smoke

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8. A home goes up in flames

Tragisch: Heftige Buschbrände treiben über 20.000 Menschen in Nordkalifornien aus ihren Häusern. Mindestens 1500 Gebäude wurden bislang zerstört. Foto: Kent Porter/The Press Democrat via AP

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9. Glowing skies at Disneyland from Anaheim Hills fire

A wind-driven brush fire raced through the Anaheim Hills area, charring 4,000-5,000 acres and igniting several homes ablaze on Monday as of 5pm. The fast-moving vegetation fire prompted mandatory evacuations for 1,000 homes and triggered freeway closures in the area. The blaze was 0% contained. Swipe left/right for dramatic images from Eyewitnesses @juniorolivas @mattdames @dumbfrog @vanessa_borquez @housesofoldtowneorange @lukitoh @johnandjennharper @4angelskreations @joncooley and @holasoygeo. Continuing coverage from Eyewitness News on ABC7 and abc7.com. Share your photos and videos, shot from a safe distance, with #abc7eyewitness.

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10. Building in Santa Rosa

As a Colorado native I’ve seen wildfires up close. Please don’t take risks if you’re in the area in Northern California! They are very unpredictable and can shift on a moment’s notice. Evacuate and be safe. We can rebuild homes and businesses. I also want you to join me in sending prayers to the brave firefighters risking their lives right now to fight this. #Repost @nbcnightlynews ··· #California #SantaRosa #Wildfire #Fire

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11. Video recorded near Santa Rosa

12. Photos from Anaheim Hills

13. Napa neighborhood in ruins

14. Pool in Santa Rosa

Much of wine country burned today in a wave of fires, like this mobile home park in Santa Rosa. @kqednews is covering the #santarosafire #napafire and #sonomafire that killef at least 10 people, forced 20,000 people to flee and destroyed at over 1,500 structures in #napa and #sonoma (: Jeremy Siegel/KQED)

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15. Video from Napa Valley

#prayforCalifornia #Napa #NapaValley #ValleDeNapa # se decia de una nave especial para apagar incendios que Estados Unidos compró a Canada! Donde esta tal aeroplano? Tal vez solo fue una mentira mas de las noticias para esconder la noticia real que esperabamos en esos momentos.

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16. Businesses destroyed in Santa Rosa

17. Neighborhood in ashes

18. Downtown Santa Rosa smoke

19. Wine Country in flames

20. Smoke in Anaheim Hills

To anyone affected by this fire, please stay safe and we hope your houses are safe too. #canyonfire2 #anaheimhills #fire

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21. Fire at farm in Napa Valley

California wine country wildfires will devastate local economy. The state produces about 90 percent of all American wine; a $45.4 billion industry. Big intense wildfires has become the norm in California. Recent years of severe drought and overpopulation make situations worse #californiawildfires #wildfires #napavalley #californiawinecountry #sonomavalley #naturaldisaster #firefighter

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