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Wind-whipped fire forces largest evacuation in Sonoma County history

Powerful weekend wind gusts frustrated efforts to beat back the massive Kincade Fire that's cutting a destructive path through Northern California's wine country. The fire has prompted the evacuations of nearly 200,000 people as it marches toward the county's population hub of Santa Rosa.

The Kincade Fire burns through Mayacama late Sunday night near Windsor, Calif. Photo for The Washington Post by Stuart W. Palley
The Kincade Fire burns through Mayacama late Sunday night near Windsor, Calif. Photo for The Washington Post by Stuart W. PalleyRead more
    by Kim Bellware and Andrew Freedman, Washington Post
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