225,000 acres burned, 7,000 structures destroyed in active California wildfires

By Pete Kasperowicz

Published November 13, 2018 6:19pm ET

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225,000 acres burned, 7,000 structures destroyed in active California wildfires — ICE said that because of the devastation the fires are bringing to California, the agency will "suspend routine immigration enforcement operations in the areas affected" at places such as shelters and evacuation sites. | (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

California on Tuesday was still fighting to contain three wildfires that have already burned up hundreds of thousands of acres and destroyed more than 7,000 structures since they started on Thursday.

The state had yet to put a price tag on the damage, but Morgan Stanley is reportedly estimating that insured losses will be between $2 billion and $4 billion.

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