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American flag found in 'almost perfect condition' among California homes destroyed by Camp Fire

The flag was found on a street where officers say home after home was leveled by the Camp Fire in California.
Credit: Elk Grove PD

California police drove down a street that had be ravaged by the Camp Fire. Officers reported that home after home had been destroyed, but one thing stood in "almost perfect condition."

Officers from the Elk Grove Police Department found a pole standing with an American flag barely touched by the flames that had leveled the homes nearby.

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The flag was found in what officers described as "almost perfect condition."

Credit: Elk Grove PD
A flag stands barely touched by flames that leveled homes in the Camp Fire

The department documented the find in pictures, later posted to the stations Twitter account:

Officers documented the address the flag was found and plan to return it to the owners one day.

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