Bosque Burns Near Belen ; Hundreds Flee Spreading Blaze
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By CLARA GARCIA Valencia County News-Bulletin AND MIGUEL NAVROT Journal Staff Writer  BELEN -- Hundreds of Valencia County residents were evacuated from their homes Friday as fire swept through the bosque west of Rio Communities and as far south as Casa Colorada.
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REDDING, Calif. - A wind-fueled wildfire roared through an old mining town near Redding on Sunday, destroying 20 homes and forcing nearly 125 residents to flee, officials said...
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By Scott Marshall, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Jun. 12--BENICIA -- Smoke that appeared on the west side of Benicia this afternoon was caused by a grass fire.
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An enormous fire at Central America's largest open-air market Monday killed 15 people, including three minors, and sent up columns of smoke visible six miles away. Witnesses said the blaze was sparked by a lit cigarette.
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LOCKWOOD VALLEY, Calif. -- Fire crews guarded homes and ranches Wednesday as a stubborn wildfire that has jumped containment lines crept within a half-mile of hundreds of dwellings.
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Firefighters made some headway against an enormous wildfire that has chased hundreds of residents from their homes, but officials warned it is far from being contained.
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By Heath Druzin, The Idaho Statesman, Boise  Sep. 8--A week of smoke and wind has kept aircraft grounded and shifted part of a 36,000-acre fire toward the mountain hamlet of Yellow Pine, prompting residents there to gather pets and valuables for a possible evacuation.
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By Greeley Tribune, Colo.  Dec. 12--From her back bedroom, Gloria Morales first noticed a smoky odor early Monday. By the time she got to the front of her main floor apartment at 1320 7th Ave., she saw the flames.
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By ARIZONA DAILY STAR  A wildfire that burned about 1,190 acres in the Buenos Aires National Wildlife Refuge was contained Sunday evening, the Arizona State Land Department said.
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A fire at a hazardous waste incineration plant forced the evacuation of about a quarter of the city's 23,000 residents Sunday, officials said.
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Firefighters believe it could take another few days to control a blaze burning in the Grampians National Park. The fire, at the Bomjinna Picnic Ground, started on Christmas Day, burning almost 400 hectares of rugged bushland.
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BIG TIMBER, Mont. - An enormous wildfire that has prompted the evacuation of hundreds of people continued to spread Monday, though winds didn't kick up as much as firefighters had feared, a Forest Service official said.
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A 6,600-acre wildfire forced the evacuation of more than a hundred homes in rural San Diego County, and authorities warned Monday that two other communities with a total of 1,350 homes could be next.
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By Marcie Young, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Jun. 26--More than 200 crew members Tuesday battled Burke County forest fires that have burned 1,100 acres in less than a week, authorities said.
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Authorities evacuated at least 200 homes as a fast-moving brush fire scorched 300 acres of parched hillside Sunday and crept into backyards, Orange County fire officials said.
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A mosque in the south-eastern Dutch village of Helden, near the German border, was on fire early today, police said. Firefighters battled the blaze.
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A wildfire burned several structures Tuesday in a desert locale where dozens of Hollywood Westerns were filmed, threatened other towns and prompted 1,000 people to flee.