Californians return to fire-scarred homes
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Thousands of Californians forced from their neighborhoods by this week's wind-whipped wildfires returned home on Friday, some of them finding their property unscathed amid the destruction and others discovering nothing but blackened rubble.
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About 60 ex-residents of a Japanese island return to homes they fled after a volcanic eruption in 2000.
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Wildfires have forced some 300,000 southern Californians to flee their homes.
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By GILLIAN FLACCUS RIVERSIDE, Calif. - A blaze that killed five federal firefighters last year has emboldened those who question the cost of saving the ever expanding number of homes on the fringe of wilderness.
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While life began returning to normal in parts of Southern California today, more than 20,000 homes are still at risk from several large blazes.
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A mother who lost most of her belongings in an apartment fire begins to rebuild a sense of family life for her sons.
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RAMONA, California  - Cooler, calmer weather helped firefighters gain the upper hand over seven remaining wildfires in Southern California on Sunday as residents sought clean water, food, and help rebuilding their lost homes.
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About 1,500 people were allowed to return home Thursday, a day after butane fumes from a wrecked tanker truck caused explosions in at least two homes.
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On a day when firefighters methodically beat back several of the wildfires menacing Southern California and thousands of evacuees were allowed home, authorities said Thursday they had found six bodies burned by the flames
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SAN DIEGO, Oct. 24 -- With winds gradually dying, evacuees from Southern California's devastating wildfires began returning to their homes in some areas Wednesday, but new fires threatened the Camp Pendleton Marine base and major power lines and forced the closure of a key highway during the morning...
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With professional firefighters stretched to the breaking point across California, many neighbors throughout the state were left to their own devices this past week.
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A fast moving brush fire sent flames leaping into backyards and forced more than 1,200 southern California residents out of their hillside homes on a sweltering Sunday of gusty winds after months of drought.
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The home to the San Diego Chargers was transformed overnight into the home for up to 10,000 people seeking shelter from wildfires that have swept through the region.
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Firefighters are to spend a second day at the scene of a blaze at a stately home almost destroyed by fire.
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The wildfires in California have forced an exodus of estimated 950,000 people from their homes. But where have they all gone?
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With the worst of the wildfires dying down, many Southern Californians lucky enough to find their homes still standing could nevertheless face hardships for weeks to come, including polluted air, no electricity and no drinking water.
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Fires raged across Southern California, burning some houses to ground and sparing others in their path.