15 dead as wildfires torch California wine country October 11, 2017 by shameen A destroyed Journeys End Mobile Home Park is seen in Santa Rosa, California on October 10, 2017. Firefighters encouraged by weakening winds were battling 17 large wildfires on Tuesday in California which have left at least 13 people dead, thousands homeless and ravaged the state’s famed wine country. AFP A firefighter watches smoke billow as flames approach a residential area in Sonoma in California on October 10, 2017. Firefighters battled wildfires in California’s wine region on Tuesday as the death toll rose to 15 and thousands were left homeless in neighborhoods reduced to ashes. AFP Burned wine barrels are seen at a destroyed Paradise Ridge Winery in Santa Rosa in California on October 10, 2017. Firefighters battled wildfires in California’s wine region on Tuesday as the death toll rose to 15 and thousands were left homeless in neighborhoods reduced to ashes. AFP A boiling river of wine flows underneath smoldering debris at the Paradise Ridge Winery in Santa Rosa, California on October 10, 2017. Firefighters battled wildfires in California’s wine region on Tuesday as the death toll rose to 15 and thousands were left homeless in neighborhoods reduced to ashes. AFP A destroyed car is seen after the Napa fire on October 10, 2017 in Carneros a town just outside of Napa, California. Firefighters battled wildfires in California’s wine region on October 10 as the death toll rose to 15 and thousands were left homeless in neighborhoods reduced to ashes. AFP