Two large wildfires burning for days in Northern California have destroyed more than 1,000 homes and hundreds of outbuildings, fire authorities said.<br />Another wildfire burning in a nearby area, the Butte Fire, has destroyed 511 residences and more than 330 outbuildings in the course of at least 10 days.<br />Late Saturday, many of the current fires burning in California were nearly 100% contained, and the Valley Fire and Butte Fire were mostly contained.<br />The American West has seen one of its worst fire seasons this year, burning through a particularly large area of the landscape, according to the National Interagency Fire Center .
