About 20,000 people fled from Napa, Sonoma and Yuba counties after some of the state's worst-ever wildfires broke out. The governor of California has declared an emergency. "These fires have destroyed structures and continue to threaten thousands of homes, necessitating the evacuation of thousands of residents," the declaration said. Along with the deaths in Sonoma county, two people were killed in Napa county and one in Mendocino county when thousands of acres burned in one valley. Further injuries have been reported and some people are said to be missing. Marian Williams of Kenwood, Sonoma county, said she and her neighbours had fled the flames in a convoy of vehicles. "It was an inferno like you've never seen before," she told broadcaster NBC. The head of California's Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Kim Pimlott, said that about 1,500 buildings had already been destroyed. It is not yet known how the fires started on Sunda...
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