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Fire crews battle several blazes across the state

Firefighters stage in front of a fire ravage property Wednesday, July 12, 2017, in San Jose, Calif. Relief was arriving after a rough stretch of wildfires all around the U.S. West, with firefighters slowly surrounding once-fierce blazes and evacuees starting to stream back home. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

A resident, wishing not to be identified, looks inside a fire ravaged home Wednesday, July 12, 2017, in San Jose, Calif. Relief was arriving after a rough stretch of wildfires all around the U.S. West, with firefighters slowly surrounding once-fierce blazes and evacuees starting to stream back home. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Firefighters Daniel Lizardo, right, and Victor Velasquez walk in front of a fire-ravaged home Wednesday, July 12, 2017, in San Jose, Calif. Relief was arriving after a rough stretch of wildfires all around the U.S. West, with firefighters slowly surrounding once-fierce blazes and evacuees starting to stream back home. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Firefighters Daniel Lizardo, left, and Victor Velasquez walk in front of a fire-ravaged home Wednesday, July 12, 2017, in San Jose, Calif. Relief was arriving after a rough stretch of wildfires all around the U.S. West, with firefighters slowly surrounding once-fierce blazes and evacuees starting to stream back home. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

A fire-ravage hillside is seen, Wednesday, July 12, 2017, in San Jose, Calif. Relief was arriving after a rough stretch of wildfires all around the U.S. West, with firefighters slowly surrounding once-fierce blazes and evacuees starting to stream back home. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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