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Rebuilding Paradise documentary: Director Ron Howard's connection to deadly fire

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Ron Howard first learnt of the Camp Fire over the news, then travelled to the area a week or so later.

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LOS ANGELES - On Nov 8, 2018, a ferocious blaze that came to be known as the Camp Fire engulfed the town of Paradise in northern California.
It was the worst fire in California history and the deadliest America had seen in a hundred years, razing almost all structures and displacing nearly 50,000 residents. And it killed 85 people, four of whom burned to death in their cars as they fled.
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