Getty A toy car is left scorched in a neighborhood destroyed by fire near Cardinal Newman High School on October 10,
The “Tubbs Fire” in the Santa Rosa area of California’s wine country has destroyed more than 570 structures as multiple wildfires have cost at least 17 people their lives with many more missing. See before and after photos of the structural damage below.
Santa Rosa’s Hilton Sonoma hotel among dozens of burned businesses. #TubbsFire
Most of the victims died in Sonoma County, where Santa Rosa is located, according to the Mercury News. CalFire reports that the Tubbs Fire is threatening more than 16,000 structures and had burned 27,000 acres as of October 10.
Before and after the Tubbs fire in Santa Rosa, Calif. t.co/JKyeUC7sgw
The blaze had destroyed 550 residential homes and 22 commercial businesses. The Washington Post reported that the Tubbs Fire, “the largest blaze in Sonoma County, started late Sunday night in Calistoga before spreading to Santa Rosa.” The Atlas Fire “started off Atlas Peak Road before burning southwest to just outside of the city of Napa,” according to The Post, which added that more than a dozen wildfires in all were racing through the California wine country.
Aerial images shows a destroyed neighborhood in Santa Rosa: t.co/3kESkv0ljg
The scenes of devastation were particularly dramatic and heart-wrenching in Santa Rosa and nearby, and before-and-after photos of the devastation told the story. Here are some of those before-and-after photos from the California wildfires, including Santa Rosa and from Napa.
Coffey Park Neighborhood
Santa Rosa’s Coffee Park neighborhood from the air, before and after fire.
According to ABC News, Coffey Park “is one of the neighborhoods that has been left in ruins because of the North Bay wildfires.”
Before and After photos of Coffey Park in Santa Rosa, CA.
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Coffey park before and after #SantaRosa #Tubbsfire #PrayForTheBay
Startling before and after; Coffey Park neighborhood. From CHP #SantaRosa
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“Coffey Park was once full of lush trees and family homes, but the uncontrolled flames left almost every house destroyed,” ABC reported.
Santa Rosa Kmart
This is whats left of the @Kmart in Santa Rosa #napafire #NorthBayFires #TubbsFire
Commercial businesses, like the local Kmart, also burned to the ground.
SFRD Station 5 in Fountain Grove
Before and after pictures of SRFD Station 5 in Fountain Grove. #tubbsfire #srfd #santarosa #santarosafire
Cardinal Newman High School in Santa Rosa
FIRESTORM IN NORTHERN CAL: Before and after photos of Cardinal Newman High School in Santa Rosa.
Cardinal Newman High School dated back to the 1960s. “Cardinal Newman High School began as an idea to match a need, the need to provide a Catholic high school for boys in Santa Rosa, the growing center of Sonoma County,” its history page says.
Before and after the fire pictures of Cardinal Newman High School in Santa Rosa. #santarosafire
The school had built a new science building as recently as 2015.
Journey’s End Mobile Home Park
This mobile home park was a retirement community.
General Views of Santa Rosa Before and After
Before and After from the #TubbsFire in Santa Rosa using Google Street View. After pic from @KNielsenKPIX.
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Santa Rosa street before and after fire.
Before and after photos. View Ct. and Starview drive in #SantaRosa.
Sometimes it’s just too much to comprehend. #coffeypark #TubbsFire
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Signorello Vineyards in Napa Valley
FIRESTORM IN NORTHERN CAL: Signorello Vineyards in Napa Valley, before and after.
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I just left Napa yesterday from the @SafewayOpen This was our suite at Silverado before and after. Prayers to everyone affected! 😢🙏🏽⛳️
You read a list of damaged and destroyed buildings and businesses here: