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Camp Fire, which has claimed 85 lives, now 100 percent contained: A closer look at the California fires by the numbers

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California's Camp Fire now 100 percent contained, officials say
Noah Berger/AP
ByEmily Shapiro
November 27, 2018, 3:48 AM

More than 13,000 families were left without homes this Thanksgiving weekend in the wake of the devastating Camp Fire that ripped through Butte County in Northern California.

On Sunday, the Camp Fire finally reached 100 percent containment, weeks after the blaze ignited.

The death toll from that fire has climbed to 85, making it the deadliest ever in the state.

The same day the Camp Fire started, another deadly blaze erupted in Southern California.

Here's a closer look at the fires by the numbers:

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Deadly wildfires destroyed parts of California

The most destructive fires in history with scores dead and thousands of homes lost as firefighter battle blazes in both northern and southern California.
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A search and rescue team combs through the debris for possible human remains at Paradise Gardens in Paradise, Calif., Nov. 16, 2018.
Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times/Polaris

Camp Fire

-- Started Nov. 8 in Butte County in Northern California

-- 85 dead, the most ever in a California wildfire

Leveled residences line a mobile home park on Edgewood Lane after the Camp Fire burned through Paradise, Calif., on Nov. 10, 2018.
Noah Berger/AP

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-- 153,336 acres burned

-- 100 percent contained

PHOTO: Equine veterinarian Jesse Jellison carries an injured goose to a waiting transport during the Camp Fire in Paradise, Calif. Nov. 10, 2018.
Equine veterinarian Jesse Jellison carries an injured goose to transport during the Camp Fire in Paradise, Calif. Nov. 10, 2018.
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-- 13,972 homes destroyed, 528 commercial buildings destroyed, 4,293 other buildings destroyed

PHOTO: This enhanced satellite image provided by NASA's Earth Observatory, shows a wildfire in Paradise, Calif., on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018.
This enhanced satellite image provided by NASA's Earth Observatory, shows a wildfire in Paradise, Calif., on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018. Flames in the image were enhanced with infrared data.
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Firefighters push down a wall while battling a fire in an apartment complex in Paradise, Calif., Nov. 09, 2018.
Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images

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Woolsey Fire

-- Started Nov. 8 in Los Angeles and Ventura Counties in Southern California

A home is engulfed in flames during the Woolsey Fire in Malibu, Calif., Nov. 9, 2018.
Gene Blevins/Reuters
Firefighters battle the Woolsey Fire as it continues to burn in Malibu, Calif., Nov. 11, 2018.
Eric Thayer/Reuters

-- at least three dead

-- 96,949 acres burned

-- 98 percent contained

-- destroyed 1,500 structures

The Woolsey Fire burns in Malibu, Calif., Nov. 9, 2018.
Eric Thayer/Reuters

ABC News' Stacy Chen and Marilyn Heck contributed to this report.

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