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Cooler Temps Tame Southern California Wildfire, Evacuations End

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05 May 2013 38 views
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Cooler Temps Tame Southern California Wildfire, Evacuations End
Cooler temperatures helped firefighters battling a wildfire in southern California on Sunday and an official said the blaze was expected to be fully under control within 24 hours. The blaze had been spreading rapidly due to the region's high heat and Santa Anna winds since it started on Thursday in a coastal area northwest of […]

Cooler temperatures helped firefighters battling a wildfire in southern California on Sunday and an official said the blaze was expected to be fully under control within 24 hours.

The blaze had been spreading rapidly due to the region's high heat and Santa Anna winds since it started on Thursday in a coastal area northwest of Los Angeles.

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