SHASTA COUNTY, CA — Horrifying new photos depict just how severe the Carr Fire’s wrath has been to Northern California. After starting a week ago, the fire is just only 20 percent contained and has since burned nearly 100,00 acres of land, reported Cal Fire. Already becoming one of the top 10 most destructive wildfires in California history, the Carr Fire’s aftermath is devastating for anyone to see.
Here’s the most recent update in photos:
Carr Fire: July 30
A Cal Fire firefighter mops up hot spots after the blaze moved through the area on July 28, 2018. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Flames from the Carr Fire burn through trees along highway 299 on July 27, 2018 near Whiskeytown, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Flames have burned about 100,000 acres of land and the Carr Fire is barely contained, reports the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Residents look at a home that was destroyed by the Carr Fire on July 27, 2018 in Redding, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
A deer stands on a road covered with fire retardant as the Carr Fire burns in the area on July 28, 2018. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
A home continues to burn after the Carr Fire moved through the area on July 28, 2018. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
A view of a home that was destroyed by the Carr Fire on July 27, 2018 in Redding, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Authorities have warned locals to stay away from blocked off areas, as evacuations remain mandatory in both Shashta and Trinity counties. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Burned trees rest in a field after the Carr Fire burned through the area on July 29, 2018 in Whiskeytown, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
The Carr Fire burns through trees along highway 299 on July 27, 2018 near Whiskeytown, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
“We are seeing more destructive, larger fires burning at rates that we have historically never seen,” said Cal Fire Battalion Chief Jonathan Cox. Above you can see A Cal Fire truck driving along highway 299 as the Carr Fire burns in the hills. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Army National Guard members stop cars as they man a checkpoint to an evacuated area as the Carr Fire moves through the area on July 28, 2018. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
A Los Angeles city firefighter walks through a charred field as he looks for hot spots after the Carr Fire burned through the area yesterday. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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