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Musician / Computer Nerd / Acid Lover

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Everything is finished. Our work, our life was all in there.

Marco Aurelio Caldas

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Firefighters battling a blaze on Sunday at the 200-year-old National Museum of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro.

Credit: Leo Correa/Associated Press

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It was like setting Versailles on fire. Years of history that can never be recovered.

Marina Amaral, Brazilian historical colorist

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Firefighters try to extinguish the museum fire in Rio de Janeiro on September 2, 2018.

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People watch as a fire burns at the National Museum of Brazil on September 2, 2018.

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Firefighters work to douse the flames at the National Museum of Brazil on September 2, 2018.

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The National Museum of Brazil burns on September 2, 2018, in Rio de Janeiro.

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Flames engulf the 200-year-old National Museum of Brazil, in Rio de Janeiro, on September 2, 2018.

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We think the fire season’s going to go a lot longer than it usually does.

Ryan Sandler, National Weather Service

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Complete destruction

Thousands of people have lost their homes in the Carr Fire.

Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty

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Powerful flames

A drainage vent off Highway 299 that was filled with unknown debris caught fire and burned with an intense heat, producing billows of black smoke.

Credit: Neal Waters/Zuma

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Park on fire

The fire was unstoppable and roared through Shasta State Historic Park.

Credit: Noah Berger/AP/REX/Shutterstock

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Schoolhouse destroyed

A historic schoolhouse burned down when the Carr Fire tore through Shasta, California.

Credit: Noah Berger/AP/REX/Shutterstock

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Whiskeytown Lake

Smoke from the Carr Fire hangs over Whiskeytown Lake on July 27, 2018, in Whiskeytown, California. As of Aug. 12, 2018, the Carr Fire had burned 191,211 acres, destroying 1,077 residences, 22 commercial structures and 500 outbuildings, according to CalFire.

Credit:  Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

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Carr Fire aftermath

A motorcycle sits next to a home that was destroyed by the Carr Fire on July 27, 2018, in Redding, California. A Redding firefighter and bulldozer operator were killed battling the fast-moving Carr Fire.

Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

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Fighting the flames

A view of firefighters carrying out a controlled burn on Aug. 2, 2018. Thousands of firefighters have been working to put out the flames across the state.

Credit: Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images

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A firefighter gathers water from a pool on Aug. 4.

Photographer: Noah Berger/AFP via Getty Images