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Satellite images show how the campfire destroyed nearly 12,000 homes in Paradise, California.
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Search and Rescue teams search the burnt remains of a company while searching for human remains on November 21, 2018 in Paradise, California. Fueled by high winds and low humidity, the campfire devastated the city of Paradise, charring over 150,000 acres of at least 81 people and destroying more than 18,000 homes and businesses. The fire is currently 80% confined and hundreds of people are still missing. (Photo: Justin Sullivan, Getty Images)

There was good news from Cal Fire on Thursday night: The deadliest and most destructive forest fire in California's history is under control at nearly 100%.

Thanks to the first measurable rainfall in months, the state's Fire Management Agency announced that the historic Camp Fire fire was 95% confined. It burned 153,336 acres while burning a hole in the heart of the Golden State. There was only one additional death reported on Thanksgiving Day, Cal Fire confirmed. Redding Record Searchlight, a member of the USA TODAY network.

The damage caused by the camp fires was staggering, resulting in 84 deaths, more than the total of the three deadliest fires in history. The total is also expected to increase, with 563 people reported missing in Paradise, a town of 27,000 people blighted by the flames and surrounding areas. Nearly 19,000 structures were destroyed, including 13,906 homes and 514 commercial buildings.

The fire is no longer threatening any structure.

While the heavy chore of finding extra human remains was slowed down by rains that hit California on Wednesday night, the rains "minimized the activity of the fires," Cal Fire said Thursday night, adding that "all the lines of fire remained in place".

Since the early morning of November 8, the campfire has blackened 239 square miles northeast of the state capital of Sacramento, roughly the equivalent of Virginia's total area Beach, Virginia. The size of the fire is greater than many large American cities, including Detroit (139 square miles), Seattle (84), Washington, DC (61) and Minneapolis (54).

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