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Firefighters struggled to gain control of a series of wind-driven wildfires burning across Northern California, including a raging forest fire that forced hundreds to flee their homes in the Santa Cruz Mountains.The fast-moving blaze about 10 miles...
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Nearly 800 firefighters Thursday struggled to gain control of a series of wildfires burning across Northern California, including a raging forest fire that forced...
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Chris “Catman” Puett comforts his dog Tony after a wildfire burned up the property where Puett works as a caretaker in the Santa Cruz Mountains west of Gilroy, Calif., Friday, May 23, 2008. Puett had a shelter for abused animals on the property and...
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