Lake and Napa Counties in California are in a state of emergency because of the Valley Fire.

At least one person has been confirmed dead because of the out of control blaze and several firefighters were severely burned.  Cal Fire officials say the wounded were being treated at a Sacramento-area burn center with 2nd degree burns.

The fire passed 50,000 acres on Sunday and has been declared to be zero percent contained.

“I’m looking in all directions, and all I see is fire,” Monte Rio Fire Chief Steve Baxman told The Press Democrat. “This is unreal. … This thing just blew up on us.”

Over 10,000 residents were forced to flee the flames and officials confirmed over 400 homes and businesses.  Over 5,000 homes are without power in the region because of melted power lines.

The town of Middletown has entire blocks destroyed with homes reduced to a pile of smoking ash.

“It looked like hell everywhere,” Maddie Ross, who fled with her grandparents from their Hidden Valley Lake home, told the New York Times. “It was terrifying, truly terrifying. I’ve never been in a situation like that. We all felt like the world was coming to an end.”

“Losing everything you own and having to replace everything is a scary thought,” Alexis Woodruff said to CNN.