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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Via: http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/08/03/429060962/california-wildfire-blazes-through-60-000-acres-containment-estimated-next-week?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=us

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