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Police find American flag in 'almost perfect condition' among homes destroyed by Camp Fire

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

Elk Grove, Ca. — Elk Grove 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 found a pole standing with an American flag barely touched by the flames that had leveled the homes nearby.

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

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

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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