The "Camp Fire" Northern California
Only a day after it began the so-called "Camp Fire" spread to over 140 square miles in size and levelled the town, which has a population of 30,000. More than 2,000 firefighters were battling the blaze, which destroyed more than 6,700 homes and businesses.
Captain Scott McLean, of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, said: "Pretty much the community of Paradise is destroyed. It's that kind of devastation.
"There was really no firefight involved, these firefighters were in the rescue mode all day yesterday."
He said thousands of buildings had been lost in Paradise, about 180 miles northeast of San Francisco.
Jody Jones, the mayor of Paradise, said the hospital, a McDonald's restaurant, and many other businesses had been engulfed.
Captain Scott McLean, of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, said: "Pretty much the community of Paradise is destroyed. It's that kind of devastation.
"There was really no firefight involved, these firefighters were in the rescue mode all day yesterday."
He said thousands of buildings had been lost in Paradise, about 180 miles northeast of San Francisco.
Jody Jones, the mayor of Paradise, said the hospital, a McDonald's restaurant, and many other businesses had been engulfed.
These two churches are currently receiving donations for the relief effort.
