Heartbreaking before and after drone images reveal the scorched and charred remains of once-lively Paradise neighborhoods, after about 10,000 homes and business have gone up in smoke.
Little is left of the beloved town of 27,000 that was incinerated in the deadliest, most destructive wildfire in California history, killing 63 and leaving 631 reported missing.
Aerial photos of a shopping center in Paradise, that was once the heart of the town, reveal the extent of the devastating damage of the Camp Fire. The blaze erupted on November 8 in the parched Sierra foothills, about 175 miles north of San Francisco.
Shops that were once filled with locals were burned to the ground and all that remains are the building's concrete walls and metal frame skeletons.
The small town was a vision of fiery hell as the inferno swept through Paradise - a far cry from the Eden-like garden it was when it was first founded in the 1850s by a lumber mill crew.
Shocking before and after aerial photos show the incinerated remains of a once-popular shopping center in Paradise that was destroyed in the Camp Fire, which erupted on November 8 in the Sierra foothills and razed through the small town
A heartbreaking 10,000 homes and business have gone up in smoke in the 27,000-person town of Paradise. Drone footage of a shopping center pictured above with its roof and interior completely scorched and nearby homes burned to the ground
Burnt to the ground: Residences in Paradise were reduced to rubble after the Camp Fire inferno blazed through Paradise
Homes were completely flattened in this quaint cul-de-sac neighborhood in Paradise after the fire ripped through. The blaze is now 40 percent contained
An aerial shot of this neighborhood shows how the inferno charred thousands of homes and cars, causing residents to frantically evacuate the small town
Only one house in this area managed to escape the fire unscathed after the fire scorched over 140,000 acres of land
An aerial view of a now hardly-recognizable shopping center destroyed by the fire is pictured above in Paradise, California
Legend says the leader of that crew said 'Boys, this is paradise' and hence the small town was born. The town was enriched with gold mined from nearby hills and lumber harvested from the forests. Over the years thousands of people looking to enjoy the small-town life moved in.
But some residents say they knew the town's time would come.
'We knew it was coming. Everybody's been saying for years, when this town goes up, it's going up. And it went up,' Paradise resident James Gaebe said to NPR.
'Nothing left. Basically just a bunch of rubble and metal everywhere. Cars wasted. Personal belongings completely gone. I basically got out with the clothes on my back and my pickup. That's all I have,' he added.
On Friday rescue teams sifted through the burnt homes and vehicles searching for the remains of victims. All the deaths from the Camp Fire were reported in or near Paradise.
Crews also search for live power lines and gas leaks, tamping out smoking piles as a heavy layer of gray and brown haze hangs over the town.
Authorities say Paradise's death toll was astounding and is attributed to the rapid speed of the flames that blazed through the town, driven by wind and drought-parched trees.
As of Thursday evening, the fire ripped through over 140,000 acres, is now 40 percent contained, and destroyed a total of 11,862 structures including homes, according to CBS.
Paradise resident Wayne Williamson lost everything in the fire - his home, car and belongings. Now he's looking for his missing brother who hasn't been heard from since the inferno ignited.
Rescue crews with K-9 officers sifted through the devastating remains of homes and burnt cars in Paradise on Thursday, searching for bodies and missing people
Thousands of cars were reduced to wiry metal skeletons and homes singed to rubble after Camp Fire raged through the town
Amador Sheriffs searched through the damage to look for bodies at the incinerated remains of a home in Paradise
Crews also search for live power lines and gas leaks, tamping out smoking piles as a heavy layer of gray smoke hangs in the air
A total of 10,000 homes and buildings were destroyed in Paradise. This home was burned to the ground in the fire, all that remained were a few brick walls and a stove
This home was obleted destroyed in the blaze, nothing remaining save for this upright brick wall in Paradise
A local supermarket in the community is a shell of what it once was after the roof collapsed and windows blown out in the fire
All that remains of this store is the line of wire shopping carts. The store was just one of thousands in the community lost in the deadly Camp Fire blaze that killed 63 and left 163 reported missing
'He hasn't showed up yet and I think he would by now,' Williamson told KRCR TV. 'It's getting to the point where I am going to have to reach out and ask for help.'
Relatives of retired U.S. Navy veteran David Marbury, 66, are waiting to hear from him. No one has managed to speak with him since the wildfire began, and relatives' phone calls have gone directly to his voicemail.
Driving past the smoldering ruins of downtown, 49-year-old Patrick Knuthson, a fourth-generation local, struggled to make sense of what he was seeing. He pointed out places that once were a saloon-style pub, his favorite Mexican restaurant, a classic California motel, the pawn shop, and trailer parks, but they bore no resemblance to what they once were.
Knuthson and other locals say that Paradise was a tight-knit and safe community where neighbors waved to each other and shouted hello as they passed by.
Power lines were broken and trees were downed in the charred and dry land of Paradise in Northern California
Cars left behind became visions of wrangled wires and metal. Now crews are searching through these cars and scouring nearby homes for survivors of the fire
The fire burned through 140,000 acres of land, devastating most of Paradise. A burned Salvation Army yard in Paradise is pictured above
'We knew it was coming. Everybody's been saying for years, when this town goes up, it's going up. And it went up,' Paradise resident James Gaebe said on the Camp Fire
'Nothing left. Basically just a bunch of rubble and metal everywhere. Cars wasted. Personal belongings completely gone,' local man James Gaebe said. A San Francisco firefighter pictured above inspecting a property where destroyed mail boxes line the street
An eerie image of a cross graveyard stands outside the town of Paradise. Behind it is miles and miles of charred land
'We could tell the kids to go outside and play, and be back when the street lights come on,' local Kaitlin Norton said. Her uncle is still missing and she does not know if her home still stands.
Like all places, Paradise had problems. There were issues with addiction and poverty, but residents felt safe. And while prices were rising, it was still affordable for many in a state where housing costs have soared.
'You would never miss a meal here,' said Terry Prill, 63, who often sought lunch and dinner at community churches. 'The people are good people. They don't look down at you.'
'Paradise is everything the name implies,' Tom Hurst, 67, said. He grew up in the town and raised horses at his 7-acre Outlaw's Roost ranch. His relatives in the local cemetery date back to the early 1900s.
'Don't use the word "was," use the word "is," because we ain't done, we're just getting restarted,' he added.
The incinerated town is located a 2,500 ft above see level on a ridge above canyons below.
Displaced and homeless locals took refuge in a tent city in a walmart parking lot in Chico in Northern California
Some had time to play music as they wait for aid and for the fire to go out. It's not clear when locals will be allowed to return home
Thousands have flocked to the makeshift tent city in a Chico Walmart parking lot as they have no where else to go
Still some structures still stand including the 750-seat performing arts center, the Feather River Hospital, its newer sections damaged but intact.
The smoky haze in the atmosphere is so strong, it blocks out the sun, leaving the down in a dark shroud.
Local Knuthson said the best part of the town were the glittering stars and meteor showers that would shoot across the summer sky.
'We used to tell people all the time, "We made sure to turn all of them on for you,"' he said. 'It's going to take a long time to get that back.'
At the other end of the state, fire firefighters made progress in quelling the Woolsey Fire that destroyed over 500 structures in Malibu and nearby communities. At least there deaths were reported in Southern California.
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Main photo article Heartbreaking before and after drone images reveal the scorched and charred remains of once-lively Paradise neighborhoods, after about 10,000 homes and business have gone up in smoke.
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