California fires rage on but crews make progress
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Wildfires that have charred a huge swath of California and destroyed 1,300 homes burned into the night on Wednesday, but firefighters said a break in the weather had given them a chance to go on the offensive.
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A handful of the more than 20 blazes that have burned across Southern California for six days remained serious threats on Friday.
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All but two of what had been 24 blazes are now more than half contained, bringing firefighters close to claiming victory.
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Fast-moving wildfires roared across California on Monday and engulfed large swaths of San Diego County, where 250,000 people were told to evacuate as state officials called in National Guard troops.
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Aided by cooler weather, firefighters in Southern California were gaining ground on two wildfires that raged through brush left dry by high summer temperatures.
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Teams of firefighters hiked into the remote wilderness along the Los Angeles-Ventura County line on Monday to fight a stubborn, two-week-old wildfire that has scorched more than 116 square miles of chaparral and timber.
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ESCONDIDO, California  - Cooler, calmer weather helped firefighters gain the upper hand over seven remaining wildfires in Southern California on Sunday, although state officials said blazes still threatened 12,000 homes.
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Wildfires stoked by fierce winds burned unchecked across Southern California for a third day on Tuesday with 300,000 people in San Diego alone evacuated as flames destroyed or threatened homes from humble forest cabins to luxury villas.
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More than a dozen wildfires continued to rage in southern California, driven by shifting, gusting winds that make them all but impossible to stop.
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More than 1,000 firefighters are brought in to tackle a large blaze threatening hundreds of homes near Los Angeles.
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Firefighters were battling several brush fires that flared up across Southern California on Thursday, forcing authorities to evacuate hundreds of homes and temporarily shut down a stretch of a major interstate freeway.
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Strong winds and high temperatures fuel California brush fires, forcing hundreds to evacuate their homes.
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Firefighters tackling a massive blaze in northern California were nervously bracing for a backlash from the weather on Wednesday, with forecasted gusty winds threatening to spread the inferno.
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Crews fighting a 4,200-acre wildfire outside of Sedona were burning vegetation in an effort to strengthen a protection line and clear the way for more evacuees to return home.
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Firefighters tightened their grip on a massive forest fire in northern California on Friday, with calm weather assisting efforts to contain the blaze, US Forest Service officials said.
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Firefighters in California battle to stem fires that have scorched hundreds of homes as rain eases Alaskan fires.
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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.