Rescuers last Thursday helped a woman who was escaping the California wildfires in a wheelchair, holding a small dog.

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Cal Fire Deputy Chief Scott McLean found the woman along the side of the road near where the Camp Fire, one of the most destructive in state history, was raging, KGO reported.

The woman, who has not been identified, was taken to a hospital, where she was checked out and appeared to be OK, KGO reported.

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Helen Gilbert places flowers on her brother Eurie Martin’s grave at Camp Spring Baptist Church in Sandersville. Her brother died eight years ago. Three former Washington County deputies are accused of causing his death and are set to stand trial Monday. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)

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