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In this Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, photo, Kelsey Norton shows pictures of her property before it was overrun by a wildfire that incinerated her house and killed 85 of her fellow townspeople in Chico, Calif. Norton says she's suffered repeated respiratory infections since breathing in smoke from the fire that destroyed her hometown of Paradise. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)

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PARADISE, Calif. (AP) — First came the flames, a raging firestorm propelled by 50 mph (80 kph) wind gusts that incinerated Kelsey Norton's house and killed 85 people in her community.

By MATTHEW BROWN, Associated Press January 9, 2020