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These photos show the threat and damage caused by the Holy fire

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The Holy fire started in Trabuco Canyon in Orange County on Monday, Aug. 6, it has since charred more than 18,000 acres and continues to grow. At least 12 cabins in the Holy Jim Canyon area have been destroyed by the blaze before it crested mountain peaks of the Cleveland National Forest. It has led to evacuations in communities near Lake Elsinore in Riverside County and a smoke plume that has blanketed the region.

MORE: This map shows where the Holy fire is burning, forcing evacuations and closures

As of day five, the fire has consumed some 18,100 acres and is 5 percent contained.

  • Homeowners use garden hoses to protect their homes as the Holy fire gets close in Lake Elsinore Thursday, August 9, 2018. (Frank Bellino, for The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

  • El Holy Fire se acerca a las casas en Lake Elsinore el jueves 9 de agosto de 2018. (Frank Bellino, por The Press-Enterprise / SCNG)

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  • A DC-10 drops fire retardant to protect a home from the Holy fire near Grand Ave and Plumas St. in Lake Elsinore Thursday, August 9, 2018. (Frank Bellino, for The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

  • Flames from the Holy fire get close to a home near Grand Ave and Plumas St. in Lake Elsinore Thursday, August 9, 2018. (Frank Bellino, for The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

  • A homeowner uses a garden hose to wet down a home as the Holy fire gets close in Lake Elsinore Thursday, August 9, 2018. (Frank Bellino, for The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

  • Kristen Diaz of Lake Elsinore, Calif,. right, refuses to leave her home saying she and her husband have worked too hard to just leave and adds that her children are safe on Thursday, August 9, 2018. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

  • Vincent Rivera of Riverside has watered down his brother’s Lake Elsinore, Calif. home for the last two days. Photographed on Thursday, August 9, 2018. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

  • Peter Sloan is packed up and ready to bolt if the fires in Lake Elsinore, Calif. on Thursday, August 9, 2018. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

  • Only one person remains on Cascade Cir. at McVicker Canyon Park Dr. in Lake Elsinore. Former firefighter, Josh Kiefer, has his trailer packed to the brim and is ready to roll out if needed on Thursday, August 9, 2018. Spot fires flare up and die. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

  • New and used fire hoses are staked next to a destroyed cabin along Trabuco Creek Road after the Holy Fire moved through the area in Trabuco Canyon, CA, on Thursday, August 9, 2018. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • A destroyed cabin along Trabuco Creek Road after the Holy Fire moved through the area in Trabuco Canyon, CA, on Thursday, August 9, 2018. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • A destroyed cabin along Trabuco Creek Road after the Holy Fire moved through the area in Trabuco Canyon, CA, on Thursday, August 9, 2018. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • A destroyed cabin along Trabuco Creek Road after the Holy Fire moved through the area in Trabuco Canyon, CA, on Thursday, August 9, 2018. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • A destroyed cabin along Trabuco Creek Road after the Holy Fire moved through the area in Trabuco Canyon, CA, on Thursday, August 9, 2018. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • A destroyed cabin along Trabuco Creek Road after the Holy Fire moved through the area in Trabuco Canyon, CA, on Thursday, August 9, 2018. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Lake Elsinore residents Fred Clements, from left, Jimmy Parker, Clement’s wife Dina and Olga Butseja wait to return home after the police told them to evacuate. They said firefighters told them it was ok to stay. Holy fire spreads in Lake Elsinore, Calif. on Thursday, August 9, 2018. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

  • Firefighters prepare to make a fire break in Lake Elsinore, Calif. above a well-manicured neighborhood on Thursday, August 9, 2018. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

  • A Lake Elsinore, Calif. neighborhood has spot fires gaining momentum as of 2 pm. on Thursday, August 9, 2018. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

  • Los incendios se desatan en un vecindario de Lake Elsinore, California, a lo largo de McVicker Canyon Park Dr., cerca de Cascade Circle. El área está rodeada por colinas el jueves 9 de agosto de 2018. (Foto de Cindy Yamanaka, The Press-Enterprise / SCNG)

  • A plane drops fire retardant behind homes along McVicker Canyon Park Road in Lake Elsinore as the Holy fire burned near homes Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 8. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • A DC-10 drops fire retardant in the Alberhill community near Lake Elsinore on Wednesday, August 8, 2018. (Photo courtesy Lee Reeder)

  • Jessica Cooper, de 44 años, e Israel Chavez, de 26, ambos de Wildomar, ven cómo el Holy Jim Fire arde sobre el lago Elsinore el miércoles 8 de agosto de 2018. (Foto de Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register / SCNG)

  • A melted car sits in the driveway of a destroyed Holy Jim Canyon cabin on Wednesday, Aug 8, 2018. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Residents look at the Holy Jim Fire from the shore of Lake Elsinore on Wednesday, August 8, 2018. (Photo by Kevin Sullivan, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Residents along Crystal Ridge Court in Lake Elsinore load a truck as they evacuate as the Holy fire burns near their home on Wednesday afternoon, August 8, 2018. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Un avión arroja un retardante de fuego detrás de las casas a lo largo de Willow Ridge Court en Lake Elsinore mientras el fuego Sagrado quemaba cerca de las casas el miércoles 8 de agosto de 2018. (Foto por Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register / SCNG)

  • A plane drops fire retardant in the Cleveland National Forest behind homes along Crystal Ridge Court in Lake Elsinore as the Holy fire burned near homes on Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 8. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Having burned over 4000 acres in it’s third day, the Holy fire burns near homes in Lake Elsinore on Wednesday, August 8, 2018. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • The Holy fire burns in the Cleveland National Forest behind homes along Crystal Ridge Court in Lake Elsinore on Wednesday afternoon, August 8, 2018. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • A plane drops fire retardant in the Cleveland National Forest behind homes along Crystal Ridge Court in Lake Elsinore as the Holy fire burned near homes on Wednesday afternoon, August 8, 2018. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • A firefighter stops to talk with residents on Spectra Drive in Lake Elsinore shortly before the neighborhood was evacuated as the Holy fire burned near homes on Wednesday afternoon, August 8, 2018. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • A plane drops fire retardant as firefighters continue to battle a wildfire in the Cleveland National Forest near Corona, Calif. on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018. Firefighters are working in rugged terrain amid scorching temperatures that have prompted warnings about excessive heat and extreme fire danger for much of the region. (Watchara Phomicinda/The Orange County Register via AP)

  • A plane drops retardant on the Holy Fire on Tuesday, August 7, 2018. (Photo courtesy Chris Rusanowsky)

  • Home owner Russ Price is surrounded by smoke, ash, and smoldering homes in Holy Jim Canyon on Tuesday, Aug 7, 2018. He doesn’t know how his structure survived. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • A fire crew from San Bernardino arrives back in to Holy Jim Canyon on Tuesday, Aug 7, 2018 after the winds shift. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Holy Jim volunteer firefighter Luke Senger stands next to a home destroyed by fire on Monday, Aug 6, 2018. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • HOLY JIM CANYON, CA – AUGUST 06: Holy Jim volunteer Fire Chief Mike Milligan is keeping an eye on the fire that destroyed at least 13 homes yesterday and is still burning out of control.(Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • Home owner Russ Price is surrounded by smoke, ash, and smoldering homes in Holy Jim Canyon on Tuesday, Aug 7, 2018. He doesn’t know how his structure survived. (Photo by Mindy Schauer, Orange County Register/SCNG)

  • A 747 Global Super Tanker 944 makes a retardant drop along a ridge during the Holy fire burning in the Cleveland National Forest near Corona, Calif. on Tuesday, August 7, 2018. Firefighters are working in rugged terrain amid scorching temperatures that have prompted warnings about excessive heat and extreme fire danger for much of the region. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

  • A 747 Global Super Tanker 944 makes a retardant drop along a ridge during the Holy fire burning in the Cleveland National Forest near Corona, Calif. on Tuesday, August 7, 2018. Firefighters are working in rugged terrain amid scorching temperatures that have prompted warnings about excessive heat and extreme fire danger for much of the region. (Photo by Watchara Phomicinda, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)

  • The Holy Fire as seen from south Mission Viejo on Monday, Aug. 6th.(Photo by Kristen Gallegos)

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