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Northern California fire explodes; 24 homes lost, thousands threatened
2015-08-03 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: The Rocky fire exploded overnight, burning 47,000 acres as of Sunday morning and threatening 6,000 structures in Lake, Yolo and Colusa counties. The U.S. Forest Service said "fire activity dramatically progressed" late Saturday, forcing the closure of several state highways in the area. The fire is just 5% contained; about 12,000 people have been ordered to evacuate. Nearly 2,000 firefighters are battling the blaze and more are coming into the area. The Rocky fire is burning east of Clear Lake,...
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