California Wildfire Blazes Through 60,000 Acres, Containment Estimated Next Week

California Wildfire Blazes Through 60,000 Acres, Containment Estimated Next Week

By Lucy Perkins

Cal Fire says almost 3,000 firefighters — using four airtanker planes, 19 helicopters and 285 fire engines — have been “working aggressively to build control lines.”

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