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Gabrielle Canon

Fast-moving California wildfire destroys structures in historic Gold Rush town

a firefighter sprays water on the ground as other firefighters stand nearby
A firefighter sprays water on a property that was destoyed by the wildfire in Chinese Camp, California, on Wednesday, Photograph: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Multiple structures have burned in a historic Gold Rush town in northern California after thousands of lightning strikes ignited a spate of fast-moving fires in the rural dry foothills of the eastern Sierra.

Chinese Camp, about 57 miles (92km) east of Stockton and named for the Chinese miners who settled there, is a registered California landmark filled with historic structures, and home to roughly 60 residents.

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