Officials believe at least 111 rural homes have been destroyed in a wildfire that is chewing through the western slope of the Sierra Nevada in California.
It's one of more than 20 deadly and destructive fires burning across California.
Yuba County spokesman Russ Brown said Thursday that damage estimates are preliminary and crews have had a hard time getting into mountain communities to survey burn areas.
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Overnight winds lessened somewhat, giving firefighters an edge as they beat back the fire that broke out Sunday north of Sacramento.
The blaze that has consumed nearly 19 square miles was 20 percent contained Wednesday night.
At least 23 people have died and thousands of homes have been destroyed in other fires north of San Francisco.