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Southern California wildfire pushes east, forces evacuations
2013-08-09 03:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Firefighters gained ground against a wind-whipped California wildfire that has destroyed 15 buildings, injured at least five people and forced the evacuation of 500 homes in several small communities east of Los Angeles. The fire erupted on Wednesday near a back-country road south of the town of Banning, and by nightfall on Thursday had blackened an estimated 14,000 acres, the Riverside County Fire Department said on its website. Four firefighters and one civilian have been hurt in the blaze, which...
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California wildfire destroys at least 10 homes
2013-08-09 03:13:34| Chemicals - Topix.net
Five people were injured, while more than 1,000 firefighters, 13 helicopters and six air tankers battled the flames as they pushed eastward along the San Jacinto Mountains, a desert range 90 miles east of Los Angeles, Cal Fire Riverside Chief John R. Hawkins said.
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California wildfire destroys at least 10 homes
2013-08-09 03:13:33| Chemicals - Topix.net
A rapidly spreading wildfire chewed through a rugged Southern California mountain range on Thursday, destroying at least 10 homes, threatening more than 500 other residences and forcing some 1,500 people to flee.
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Southern California wildfire growing amid hot, dry conditions, threatening hundreds of homes
2013-08-09 02:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Susana Medrano stood in her front yard, mesmerized by the orange and red flames creeping along the wind-swept mountain ridge behind her home, and struggled to leave. Her children sat in the back of her pickup after grabbing the new clothes and backpacks they had bought for the school year, which starts next week. Now they were wondering whether they would have a place to live. Its hard because we dont know whats going to happen, the mother of four said Thursday, her eyes tearing up as she...
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Wildfire Spreads, Threatening Hundreds of Homes
2013-08-09 02:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Southern California's destructive wildfire has grown to 25 square miles, but containment has also increased. APTOPIX Southern California Wildfire.JPEG Fire officials say the fire in rugged mountains 90 miles east of Los Angeles expanded by 2,000 acres overnight but is 25 percent surrounded Friday morning. The fire has destroyed 26 rural homes and forced hundreds of residents to flee since it broke out Wednesday afternoon. The cause remains under investigation.
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