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PHOTOS: Crews battle Valley Fire in Lake County, Napa County

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Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Some of the materials found in Middletown, Calif.  that the Environmental Protection Agency deemed hazardous Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015.
A truck found in the rubble and ash with a humorous sign Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015, in Middletown, Calif.
Environmental Protection Agency workers sweep the area devastated by the Valley Fire for hazardous waste Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015, in Middletown, Calif.
A barn stands undamaged while surrounded by blackened grasses and in view of still smoldering fence posts Monday, Sept. 14, 2015, near Middletown, Calif.
Firefighters work on a ridge line as they clear brush Monday, Sept. 14, 2015, near Middletown, Calif.
A hole continues to smolder next to a grave in the Middletown Cemetery where a wildfire tore through the area two days earlier Monday, Sept. 14, 2015, in Middletown, Calif.
Utility worker Michael Quinliven shovels dirt onto a burning stump so he can cut down the charred ponderosa pine next to it Monday, Sept. 14, 2015, in Middletown, Calif.
Sky7 HD shows homes destroyed by the Valley Fire in Lake County, Calif. on Tuesday, September 15, 2015.
Sky7 HD shows homes destroyed by the Valley Fire in Lake County, Calif. on Tuesday, September 15, 2015.
Sky7 HD shows homes destroyed by the Valley Fire in Lake County, Calif. on Tuesday, September 15, 2015.
Crews cleared downed power lines and downed trees in Lake County, Calif. on Tuesday, September 15, 2015 after the Valley Fire tore through the area.
Crews cleared downed power lines and downed trees in Lake County, Calif. on Tuesday, September 15, 2015 after the Valley Fire tore through the area.
Flames continue to burn near gas lines at a destroyed apartment complex Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015, in Middletown , Calif.
Firefighters create a firebreak near a home in Middletown, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015.
Only the chimney and walls remain of a home destroyed by fire along Highway 175 Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015, near Middletown, Calif.
A pair of burned cars sit outside the remains of several homes destroyed by fire along Highway 175, Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015, near Middletown, Calif.
A firefighter stands near a wildfire in Middletown, Calif., on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2015.
The charred remnants of a home in Middletown, Calif. Monday, September 14, 2015.
A Middletown resident surveys the damage done to his neighborhood and to his home, which is no longer standing, Monday, September 14, 2015.
Cars and a home burns in Middleton, Calif. Sunday, September 13, 2015.
A viewer submitted this photo of the smokey drive on Hwy. 29  from Middletown to Lower Lake from Sunday, September 13, 2015.
A home that was destroyed in Middletown at Young and Jefferson Street, Monday, September 14, 2015.
Hundreds of residents have been staying at the Napa County Fairgrounds to escape the Valley Fire, Monday, September 14, 2015
A sign that says "This is where I belong" hangs above a home that was destroyed in Middleton, Calif. is seen on Sunday, September 13, 2015.
A house is seen standing while the others around it were destroyed by the Valley Fire burning in Lake and Napa counties on Sunday, September 13, 2015.
Firefighters battle the massive, fast-moving Valley Fire burning in Lake County, Calif. on Sunday, September 13, 2015.
The Valley Fire in Lake County, Calif. burned thousands of acres on Sunday, September 13, 2015.
The Valley Fire in Lake County, Calif. burned thousands of acres on Sunday, September 13, 2015.
The Valley Fire in Lake County, Calif. burned thousands of acres on Sunday, September 13, 2015. Firefighters stand next to a burned car.
Firefighters battle the Valley Fire in Lake County, Calif. which has burned thousands of acres on Sunday, September 13, 2015.
The Valley Fire in Lake County, Calif. burned thousands of acres on Sunday, September 13, 2015.
The Valley Fire in Lake County, Calif. burned thousands of acres on Sunday, September 13, 2015.
The Valley Fire in Lake County, Calif. burned thousands of acres on Sunday, September 13, 2015.
A home that was destroyed by the Valley Fire is seen in Hidden Valley Lake, Calif. on Sunday, September, 13, 2015.
Homes that were destroyed by the Valley Fire are seen in Hidden Valley Lake, Calif. on Sunday, September, 13, 2015.
Ash from the Valley Fire burning in Lake and Napa counties covered a car in Santa Rosa on Sunday, September 13, 2015.
The Valley Fire in Lake County destroys homes on September 12, 2015.
The Valley Fire in Lake County, Calif. burned thousands of acres on Sunday, September 13, 2015.
The Valley Fire in Lake County, Calif. burned thousands of acres on Sunday, September 13, 2015.
The Valley Fire in Lake County, Calif. burned thousands of acres on Sunday, September 13, 2015.
The Valley Fire in Lake County, Calif. burned thousands of acres on Sunday, September 13, 2015.
The Valley Fire in Lake County, Calif. burned thousands of acres on Sunday, September 13, 2015.
The Valley Fire in Lake County, Calif. burned thousands of acres on Sunday, September 13, 2015.
The Valley Fire in Lake County, Calif. burned thousands of acres on Sunday, September 13, 2015.
The Valley Fire in Lake County, Calif. burned thousands of acres on Sunday, September 13, 2015.
The Valley Fire in Lake County, Calif. burned thousands of acres on Sunday, September 13, 2015.
The Valley Fire in Lake County, Calif., burned thousands of acres on Saturday, September, 12, 2015.
The Valley Fire in Lake County, Calif., burned thousands of acres on Saturday, September, 12, 2015.
The Valley Fire in Lake County, Calif., burned thousands of acres on Saturday, September, 12, 2015.
The Valley Fire in Lake County, Calif., burned thousands of acres on Saturday, September, 12, 2015.
The Valley Fire in Lake County, Calif., burned thousands of acres on Saturday, September, 12, 2015.
The Valley Fire in Lake County, Calif., burned thousands of acres on Saturday, September, 12, 2015.
The Valley Fire in Lake County, Calif., burned thousands of acres on Saturday, September, 12, 2015.
The Valley Fire in Lake County, Calif., burned thousands of acres on Saturday, September, 12, 2015.
The Valley Fire in Lake County, Calif., burned thousands of acres on Saturday, September, 12, 2015.
The Valley Fire in Lake County, Calif., burned thousands of acres on Saturday, September, 12, 2015.
The Valley Fire in Lake County, Calif., burned thousands of acres on Saturday, September, 12, 2015.
The Valley Fire in Lake County, Calif., burned thousands of acres on Saturday, September, 12, 2015.
The Valley Fire in Lake County, Calif., burned thousands of acres on Saturday, September, 12, 2015.
The Valley Fire in Lake County, Calif., burned thousands of acres on Saturday, September, 12, 2015.
The Valley Fire in Lake County, Calif., burned thousands of acres on Saturday, September, 12, 2015.
The Valley Fire in Lake County, Calif., burned thousands of acres on Saturday, September, 12, 2015.
The Valley Fire in Lake County, Calif., burned thousands of acres on Saturday, September, 12, 2015.
The Valley Fire in Lake County, Calif., burned thousands of acres on Saturday, September, 12, 2015.
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Some of the materials found in Middletown, Calif. that the Environmental Protection Agency deemed hazardous Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015.
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA -- The Valley Fire that started burning in Lake County and Napa County on Saturday, September 12, 2015 has forced more than 17,000 people to evacuate and has destroyed hundreds of homes.

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