Fires swallowed up properties, from wineries to trailer parks

The Signorello Estate winery burns in the Napa wine region in California on October 9, 2017, as multiple wind-driven fires continue to whip through the region. / AFP PHOTO / JOSH EDELSON

An onslaught of wildfires across a wide swath of northern California broke out almost simultaneously, then grew exponentially.

The fires swallowed up properties, from wineries to trailer parks, tearing through both tiny rural towns and urban subdivisions.