Wildfire sweeps through wealthy enclave of Malibu
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Powerful winds fanned a wildfire burning through the canyons of the seaside celebrity enclave of Malibu on Sunday, forcing hundreds of people to flee and destroying a handful of multimillion-dollar homes.
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An infusion of fresh manpower helped firefighters gain the upper hand Tuesday on a wildfire that had burned across more than 12,500 acres and destroyed four homes in Northern California's wine country.
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LIVINGSTON, Mont. - A wildfire in an area peppered with property owned by celebrities nearly doubled in size Wednesday, prompting evacuation orders for about 325 homes.  The fire was estimated at 18,845 acres, or about 29 square miles, information officer Al Nash said.
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By Christina Almeida THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  OJAI -- Teams of firefighters hiked into the wilderness Monday to fight a stubborn, two-week-old wildfire by hand that scorched more than 125 square miles of chaparral and timber along the Los Angeles- Ventura County line.
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By Jessica Klipa, The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Mar. 3--MANATEE -- On the same day that the state issued a heightened wildfire awareness alert, a controlled burn got out of hand in Parrish during a land clearing operation off Mendoza Road.
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Arson investigations were under way in four California counties on Friday, as firefighters gradually gained control of wildfires that have burned nearly half a million acres this week.
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By ANA BEATRIZ CHOLO  ANAHEIM, Calif. - A wildfire burning among houses in the hills southeast of Los Angeles was ignited by flames from a stolen car that was intentionally set ablaze during strong Santa Ana winds, a fire official said Monday.
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Malibu Colony residents beware: Novelist Gigi Levangie Grazer has set her sights on the tony Los Angeles enclave as the backdrop for an ABC drama.
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By Gillian Flaccus Associated Press  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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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, California  - A fast-moving forest fire burned out of control in the popular Lake Tahoe resort area on the eastern border of California, destroying more than 165 homes and structures, officials said on Sunday.
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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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During most of the six hours it took D.C. firefighters to extinguish a blaze that engulfed his condominium building, Paul Carabello huddled outside with his neighbors, clutching the things he had managed to save: his passport, Social Security card and cellphone.
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From the high desert to the Pacific Ocean, out-of-control wildfires engulfed swaths of drought-parched Southern California, claiming one life, destroying several homes and a church in Malibu, and forcing an entire community to evacuate
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MOUNT PENTELI, Greece - If history is any guide, vast acres blackened in Greece's deadly wildfires will eventually sprout anew - with luxury villas, fancy hotels, and expensive vacation homes.
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MALIBU, Calif.  -- A wildfire driven by powerful winds in the Malibu Hills on Sunday threatened a university, destroyed at least one home and forced the evacuation of hundreds more, authorities said.
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By PATRICIA FARRELL AIDEM\\ Staff writer  LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST -- Taking advantage of cooler weather, hundreds of "hotshot" firefighters descended Thursday deep into Ventura County's wilderness.
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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, California  - Firefighters began containing a wildfire near California's popular Lake Tahoe resort on Monday after it engulfed 2,500 acres (1,000 hectares) and destroyed or damaged more than 200 homes, officials said.