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title: "California Wildfires Devastate Restaurants Across Northern California"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/9afc2f0c-ac04-4a4b-b419-2e9ac241f99c
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/california-wildfires-devastate-restaurants-across-northern-california-2708431
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
published: 2018-11-13T15:10:02.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:08:35.164Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/58693f54086d9e8bcc8e4b030da50b5c1830.jpg
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# California Wildfires Devastate Restaurants Across Northern California

**TL;DR:** California wildfires devastated restaurants across Northern California, destroying multiple franchise locations. Franchise locations for KFC, Burger King, Jack in the Box, and McDonald's in Paradise were completely destroyed in the blaze.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-11-13. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/california-wildfires-devastate-restaurants-across-northern-california-2708431).*

## Story

On Monday, wildfires across Northern California continued to decimate property across communities, including locations of many restaurants. According to a recent article in Nation's Restaurant News, 260 commercial buildings were destroyed, in addition to 6,453 homes. The flames burned through 113,000 acres.

Franchise locations for KFC, Burger King, Jack in the Box and McDonald’s in Paradise were completely destroyed in the blaze. The California Restaurant Association has expressed a dedication to helping workers who lost their jobs. The association is accepting donations to help cover basic living expenses for those impacted. It will also be working with restaurants in areas that were not impacted in order to boost fundraising efforts.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- McDonald's (company)
- Burger King (company)
- KFC (company)
- Jack in the Box (company)
- franchise locations (topic)
- Paradise (location)
- wildfires (topic)
- restaurant destruction (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/california-wildfires-devastate-restaurants-across-northern-california-2708431). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/9afc2f0c-ac04-4a4b-b419-2e9ac241f99c).