Many victims of California’s worst wildfire were elderly and died in or near their homes

Workers collect and document suspected human remains from an apartment complex that burned down in Paradise.

A worker hunts through debris amid the remains of the Paradise Gardens complex.

Residents’ mailboxes are intact as a search-and-rescue team sifts through the destroyed Ridgewood mobile home park in Paradise.

Suspected human remains are collected at a former apartment complex.

A San Bernardino County firefighter takes a big breath after removing his mask during a break from the search for human remains at a destroyed residence and garage shop off Skyway, the main road in Paradise.

A search team member washes her dog’s feet after both hunted among the ashes of the Ridgewood mobile home park.

Firefighters from San Bernardino County move heavy debris while searching for human remains at a destroyed residence off Skyway.

A search team combs through debris.