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California Wildfires Spread, Spurred On By Strong Winds

The fires in Ventura, Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties have destroyed nearly 200 homes and triggered evacuations for some 200,000 people.

Strong "Santa Ana" winds were making the job of firefighters more difficult as they struggled to contain a fierce outbreak of wildfires near Los Angeles that has triggered evacuation orders for 200,000 people and destroyed nearly

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