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fast-moving wildfire in Northern California has destroyed at least two homes after moving across Interstate 80 and into dense wilderness.. The Applegate fire in Placer County started about 1:30 p.m. Wednesday and has so far scorched about 380 acres. Hundreds of residents in Applegate, Weimer, Twin Pines and Heather Glen have been forced to evacuate, with at least 80 homes threatened by the fire, officials said. It was just 10% contained overnight. Full Coverage Wildfires raging in California Wildfires raging in California Open link > The wildfire started as five to seven smaller spot fires along I-80 and, fanned by winds, quickly pushed into tinder-dry wilderness, said Daniel Berlant, a spokesman for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
Posted on: Fri, 10 Oct 2014 01:20:48 +0000

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