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Firefighters battle two big Oregon fires that could merge

by Associated Press
| September 11, 2020 1:27 PM

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Hundreds of firefighters, aided by helicopters dropping fire retardant and water, battled two large wildfires Friday that threatened to merge near the most populated part of Oregon, including the suburbs of Portland.

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