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Sierra Madre Blaze Rages On

Firefighters losing containment on difficult terrain

By Nick McMaster, Newser Staff

Posted Apr 28, 2008 6:49 PM CDT

(Newser) – A California wildfire that has sparked mass evacuations kept burning up Sierra Madre today, the Los Angeles Times reports. Officials said the blaze was 23% contained, compared to 30% last night, and four of 580 firefighters have suffered minor injuries—but there are no fatalities... Read full story »

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