Photos: Fires leave apocalyptic scenes in Oregon

Scenes of charred residential subdivisions and trailer parks stretched for miles in Oregon

Last updated: September 15, 2020 | 11:08

Reuters and compiled by Balaram Menon, Senior Web Editor

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Red fire retardant blankets burned residences and vehicles in the aftermath of the Almeda fire in Talent, Oregon.

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Red fire retardant blankets burned residences, vehicles and a swimming pool in the aftermath of the Almeda fire in Talent, Oregon

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A search and rescue team, surrounded by red fire retardant, look for victims under burned residences and vehicles.

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The skeletons of a table and chairs are seen covered in red fire retardant in the aftermath of the Almeda fire

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Water and food bowls for missing pets are seen on the sidewalk as a couple searches for possessions through the ashes of their gutted home

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Apocalyptic scenes of charred residential subdivisions and trailer parks stretched for miles along Oregon's highways.

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A search and rescue team, surrounded by red fire retardant, look for victims under burned residences and vehicles

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Vehicles lie damaged in the aftermath of the Obenchain Fire in Eagle Point, Oregon

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Red fire retardant blankets a residential building in the aftermath of the Almeda fire in Talent, Oregon

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A search and rescue team, surrounded by red fire retardant, looks for victims under burned residences and vehicles

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A worker holds a sign for oncoming traffic as utility workers repair power lines in the aftermath of the Obenchain Fire in Eagle Point

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A search and rescue team from Salt Lake City, Utah, gather to look for victims through gutted homes

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Red fire retardant blankets a basketball post and a playground in the aftermath of the Almeda fire in Talent

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A parking lot and drain are seen blanketed by red fire retardant

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Personnel encircle the collected remains of a fire victim in the Bear Lakes Estates neighborhood which was left devastated by the Almeda fire in Phoenix

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The Webber family searches for belongings through their home, which was gutted by the Almeda fire, in Talent

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Red fire retardant blankets burned residences and vehicles

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A search and rescue team, surrounded by red fire retardant, is seen near burned residences and vehicles

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A search and rescue team from Salt Lake City, Utah, looks for victims through gutted homes

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A search and rescue team, surrounded by red fire retardant, looks for victims under burned residences and vehicles

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The skeleton of a vehicle lies between residences in the Bear Lakes Estates neighborhood, in Phoenix

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A member of a search and rescue team, surrounded by red fire retardant, walks past burned residences and vehicles

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Red fire retardant blankets burned residences and vehicles

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Search and rescue personnel with a service dog search for the remains of fire victims in the Bear Lakes Estates neighborhood, in Phoenix

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