Fawn Fire 2021: Photos capture devastation as California blaze engulfs nearly 9,000 acres
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By Michelle Ewing, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. — Northern California’s Fawn Fire has engulfed nearly 9,000 acres in Shasta County since the blaze began Wednesday near Redding, Cal Fire reported Sunday.
Fawn Fire Flames consume a house near Old Oregon Trail as the Fawn Fire burns north of Redding in Shasta County, Calif., on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) (Ethan Swope/AP)
Fawn Fire An inmate firefighter from the Trinity River Conservation Camp uses a drip torch to slow the Fawn Fire burning north of Redding, Calif. in Shasta County, on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) (Ethan Swope/AP)
Fawn Fire A helicopter drops water on the Fawn Fire burning north of Redding in Shasta County, Calif., on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) (Ethan Swope/AP)
Fawn Fire Inmate firefighter Ryan Messing from the Trinity River Conservation Camp watches as flames from the Fawn Fire spread north of Redding, Calif. in Shasta County, on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) (Ethan Swope/AP)
Fawn Fire An inmate firefighter from the Trinity River Conservation Camp uses a drip torch to slow the Fawn Fire burning north of Redding, Calif. in Shasta County, on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) (Ethan Swope/AP)
Fawn Fire Firefighter Ron Burias battles the Fawn Fire as it spreads north of Redding, Calif. in Shasta County, on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) (Ethan Swope/AP)
Fawn Fire An inmate firefighter clears brush while battling the Fawn Fire burning north of Redding in Shasta County, Calif., on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) (Ethan Swope/AP)
Fawn Fire Inmate firefighters clear brush while battling the Fawn Fire burning north of Redding in Shasta County, Calif., on Thursday, Sep. 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) (Ethan Swope/AP)
Fawn Fire Flames consume a house near Old Oregon Trail as the Fawn Fire burns north of Redding in Shasta County, Calif., on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) (Ethan Swope/AP)
Fawn Fire Flames consume a house near Old Oregon Trail as the Fawn Fire burns about 10 miles north of Redding in Shasta County, Calif., on Thursday, Sep. 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) (Ethan Swope/AP)
Fawn Fire Firefighter Ron Burias battles the Fawn Fire as it spreads north of Redding, Calif. in Shasta County, on Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope) (Ethan Swope/AP)
Social media users are sharing heartbreaking photos of the devastation with the hashtag #FawnFire. Here are some of those images: