SANTA ROSA, Calif. — An analysis by The New York Times using new satellite images and data from a ground survey found that at least 1,800 structures in this city were destroyed by wildfires — more than three times the current official estimate of property damage for the area.
About 1,300 of the destroyed structures are visible in this satellite image of the Coffey Park neighborhood.
The buildings highlighted below in red appeared to have been destroyed. Our ground survey of the neighborhood found that most homes were burned to the ground.
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As of Wednesday evening, officials had estimated that 576 structures in Santa Rosa and nearby areas were destroyed in two of the nearly two dozen fires that are burning across California. Thousands of buildings have been destroyed statewide, officials said.
Beyond Coffey Park, other residential areas of Santa Rosa were razed as well. Virtually all the homes in this image of the Fountaingrove area — more than 500 structures — appeared to be destroyed.