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California wildfire explodes, burning across 25 miles in day

by Associated Press
| September 9, 2020 4:27 PM

OROVILLE, Calilf. (AP) — A Northern California wildfire burning for more than three weeks roared to life after being stoked by high winds, spreading at a ferocious rate across an estimated 25 miles (40 kilometers) of mountainous terrain and parched foothills and destroying an untold number of homes.

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