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Nearly 11,000 lightning strikes were documented during a 72-hour stretch this week in the heaviest spate of thunderstorms to hit California in over a decade, igniting 367 individual fires.
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Firefighters douse water on a burning structure during the LNU Lighting Complex Fire on the outskirts of Vacaville, California, August 19, 2020. REUTERS/Stephen Lam
Vehicles are seen along Interstate 80 as flames from the LNU Lighting Complex Fire are seen on both sides on the outskirts of Vacaville, California, August 19, 2020. REUTERS/Stephen Lam
Leia De Los Santos and her father Teo load a vehicle while preparing to evacuate their home as the LNU Lighting Complex Fire approaches on the outskirts of Fairfield, California, August 19, 2020. REUTERS/Stephen Lam
A line of vehicles is seen as residents evacuate from the LNU Lighting Complex Fire on the outskirts of Fairfield, California, August 19, 2020. REUTERS/Stephen Lam
A pickup truck drives on a freeway overpass as flames from the LNU Lighting Complex Fire approach Interstate 80 on the outskirts of Vacaville, California, August 19, 2020. REUTERS/Stephen Lam
Vehicles are seen along Interstate 80 as flames from the LNU Lighting Complex Fire are seen on the outskirts of Vacaville, California, August 19, 2020. REUTERS/Stephen Lam
Firefighters start a defensive back fire as the LNU Lighting Complex Fire approaches Interstate 80 on the outskirts of Vacaville, California, August 19, 2020. REUTERS/Stephen Lam
Vehicles are seen along Interstate 80 as flames from the LNU Lighting Complex Fire are seen on the outskirts of Vacaville, California, August 19, 2020. REUTERS/Stephen Lam
A burned vehicle is seen along Pleasant Valley Road during the LNU Lighting Complex Fire on the outskirts of Vacaville, California, August 19, 2020. REUTERS/Stephen Lam
A cow walks among charred vegetation during the LNU Lighting Complex Fire on the outskirts of Vacaville, California, August 19, 2020. REUTERS/Stephen Lam
Firefighters douse water on a burning structure during the LNU Lighting Complex Fire on the outskirts of Vacaville, California, August 19, 2020. REUTERS/Stephen Lam
A television cameraman moves away from the flames along Interstate 80 during the LNU Lighting Complex Fire on the outskirts of Vacaville, California, August 19, 2020. REUTERS/Stephen Lam
Charred animal remains are seen along Pleasants Valley Road during the LNU Lighting Complex Fire on the outskirts of Vacaville, California, August 19, 2020. REUTERS/Stephen Lam
A tractor-trailer navigates through thick smoke as flames from the LNU Lighting Complex Fire burns on both sides on the outskirts of Vacaville, California, August 19, 2020. REUTERS/Stephen Lam
A burning home is seen along Cherry Glen Road during the LNU Lighting Complex Fire on the outskirts of Vacaville, California, August 19, 2020.