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Firefighters with the Marin County Fire Department's Tamalpais Fire Crew monitor a backfire as they battle the Valley Fire.   Stephen Lam/Getty Images
Firefighters with the Marin County Fire Department's Tamalpais Fire Crew monitor a backfire as they battle the Valley Fire.  (Stephen Lam/Getty Images)

Photos From the Lake County Valley Fire

Photos From the Lake County Valley Fire

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The Valley Fire started shortly after noon on Saturday. Since then, it has raged to more than 60,000 acres. Hundreds of homes have been destroyed and thousands have been evacuated. Roads are closed,  relief centers are filling up and donations are arriving as firefighting personnel try to contain the fire.

Stunning images of the blaze and aftermath are pouring in as those affected by the fire are taking to social media to share their experiences.

The latest information from Cal Fire can be found here.

Firefighters with the Marin County Fire Department's Tamalpais Fire Crew monitor a backfire as they battle the Valley Fire on September 13. (Stephen Lam/ Getty Images)
Firefighters with the Marin County Fire Department's Tamalpais Fire Crew monitor a backfire as they battle the Valley Fire on Sept. 13. (Stephen Lam/Getty Images) (Stephen Lam/Getty Images)
A car burns in front of a burning home during Valley Fire on September 13, 2015 (Stephen Lam/ Getty Images)
A car burns in front of a burning home during Valley Fire on Sept. 13, 2015. (Stephen Lam/Getty Images) (Stephen Lam/ Getty Images)

Firefighters with the Marin County Fire Department's Tamalpais Fire Crew monitor a backfire as they battle the Valley Fire. (Stephen Lam/ Getty Images)
Firefighters with the Marin County Fire Department's Tamalpais Fire Crew monitor a backfire as they battle the Valley Fire. (Stephen Lam/Getty Images) (Stephen Lam/Getty Images)
Firefighters with the CalFire Santa Clara Unit rest along Highway 29 during the Valley Fire Middletown, California. (Photo by Stephen Lam/ Getty Images)
Firefighters with the Cal Fire Santa Clara Unit rest along Highway 29 during the Valley Fire in Middletown, California. (Stephen Lam/Getty Images)
Melted metal flows from a burned out car abandoned on a highway during the Valley fire in Middletown, California. (Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images)
Melted metal flows from a burned-out car abandoned on a highway during the Valley Fire in Middletown, California. (Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images)
Melted garbage containers damaged by the Valley Fire sit near homes in Middletown, California. (Stephen Lam/ Getty Images)
Melted garbage containers damaged by the Valley Fire sit near homes in Middletown, California. (Stephen Lam/ Getty Images)

Lake County's famous Harbin Hot Springs appears to have been destroyed in the fire.


An abandoned vehicle sits along Highway 29 during the Valley Fire on September 13, 2015 in Middletown, California. (Stephen Lam/ Getty Images)
An abandoned vehicle sits along Highway 29 during the Valley Fire on Sept. 13, 2015, in Middletown, California. (Stephen Lam/Getty Images)

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A vehicle damaged by the Valley Fire is seen on September 13, 2015 in Middletown, California. (Photo by Stephen Lam/ Getty Images)
A vehicle damaged by the Valley Fire is seen on Sept. 13, 2015 in Middletown, California. (Stephen Lam/ Getty Images)

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