Hundreds Flee Los Angeles Wildfires: ; About 500 Firefighters Working to Contain Blaze
Charleston Daily Mail › May 01, 2008
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SIERRA MADRE, Calif. - Firefighters gained ground against an early season wildfire that slowly chewed its way through dense brush near Los Angeles, forcing more than 1,000 people from homes in the foothills.
About 500 firefighters attacked the 400-acre fire, aided by two helicopters and water-dropping air tankers, said Elisa Weaver, spokeswoman for the city of Sierra Madre. Residents evacuated at least 550 homes Saturday night and Sunday, but none had burned.See the full content of this document
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Hundreds Flee Los Angeles Wildfires: ; About 500 Firefighters Working to Contain Blaze
"This is pretty serious," Weaver said. "Some of these areas have not burned in over 40 years."
Crews had the fire 30 percent contained by ...See the full content of this document
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