Tens of thousands of people in northern California have been allowed to return to their homes after evacuating as wildfires spread in the region during a heatwave.
Approximately 16,000 people were under evacuation orders and warnings when the Thompson Fire broke out on Tuesday.
Dangerously hot weather is expected to continue with temperatures of 47 degrees Celsius forecast in some areas, feeding the state's 3,000-plus burning wildfires.
The heatwave - expected to last until early next week - has cast uncertainty on efforts to contain multiple wildfires.
No one has died, but some 74 structures have been destroyed or damaged.
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