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Wildfires Tamed in Calif., Rage in NM

Posted Jun 21, 08 6:35 PM CDT in US 

(Newser) – Firefighters almost completely contained a Northern California blaze today as fires in New Mexico threatened to spread, buoyed by lightning and high winds, the AP reports. The California fire, in Santa Cruz County, has leveled up to 15 homes and led to the continued evacuation of 2,000 people. Officials hope it will completely contained by the end of the day.

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A California Dept. of Corrections firefighter takes down hot spots left behind by a wildfire in Watsonville, Calif., today.   (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
A quick-moving wildfire sends plumes of smoke into the air in Santa Cruz County, Calif.   (AP Photo/The San Francisco Chronicle, Tony Avelar)
A satellite image shows the smoke from a wildfire burning in parts of three neighboring counties in eastern North Carolina.   (AP Photo/MODIS)
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