Wildfires rage in California, more winds expected
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Wildfires burned unchecked on Tuesday in Southern California, with hundreds of thousands of people forced to evacuate, at least 700 homes destroyed, and little hope for relief from the hot desert winds fanning the flames.
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By Christina Almeida THE ASSOCIATED PRESS  OJAI -- Gusty winds stoked three wildfires scorching Southern California on Sunday, forcing authorities to shut down highways and evacuate thousands from canyon and desert communities.
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Thousands of people were ordered to evacuate today as wildfires continued to spread across Southern California.
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Dying winds gave California firefighters their first big break on Wednesday after four days battling wildfires, but San Diego faced more calamity as blazes there burned out of control and kept more than half a million evacuees from returning home.
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Firefighters hoped for high winds to abate on Tuesday, enabling them to start containing the fast-moving fires that have engulfed a swath of Southern California, claimed some 700 homes and sent thousands fleeing.
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Firefighters were bracing for the possibility of thunderstorms and lightning Monday that could spark new blazes and flood canyon areas scorched by wildfires that have devoured 58 homes and blackened 120 square miles.
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Lighter winds and higher humidity have enabled firefighters in California to go on the attack more, but the fires remain worrisome.
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SAN FRANCISCO Sept. 5, 2004 - Hot dry winds hampered the efforts of firefighters battling a 9,200-acre wildfire in California wine country on Sunday, and promised no respite for the next two days.
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LAKE ARROWHEAD, Calif. - Two wildfires erupted Tuesday in the forests of Southern California as a moist ocean breeze helped slow a huge blaze that has burned for more than two weeks near the coast.
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A fast-growing wildfire whipped up by 50-mph winds consumed about 100 acres early Sunday amid dry conditions in northeast Los Angeles County, authorities said.
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Wildfire-hit California prepares for at least another 24 hours of high winds and scorching temperatures.
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Ferocious Santa Ana winds of up to 70 mph were expected to arrive by Saturday morning as crews struggled to surround a large forest fire. "They haven't materialized yet, but we anticipate extremely strong winds by morning," said Dan Bastion of the U.S. Forest Service.
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The scenes from the California wildfire are horrifying enough, with windblown walls of flames destroying homes and building in their path, but health experts say the smoke can be even more dangerous.
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SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, California  - High winds expected at California's Lake Tahoe could fan a raging wildfire that has jumped a containment line after destroying hundreds of buildings and forcing thousands to evacuate the resort area, firefighters said on Wednesday.
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Residents hit by deadly California wildfires are warned of pollution levels three times higher than normal.
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Gusty winds forecast for this afternoon are adding to the worries for firefighters battling a wildfire that already has burned at least 276 homes and buildings near Lake Tahoe in California. On Tuesday, winds breathed new life into the fire, causing it to jump across a fire line and threaten additional buildings, a fire official said.
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Firefighters battle at least 16 wildfires as half a million mainly rural Californians are ordered to leave their homes.