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Jun 22 2008, AP

Thunderstorms sparked as many as 75 wildfires in a wilderness area in far Northern California on Saturday as officials farther south got close to containing a blaze that destroyed several homes and forced thousands to evacuate.Storms overnight Friday...

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Graphic shows California firefighting costs since 1998 and acreage burned; three sizes;