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LA Wildfire Strands Evacuation Holdouts

By M. Morris, Newser Staff

Posted Aug 31, 2009 5:25 PM CDT

(Newser) – The so-called Station Fire is closing in on Los Angeles residents who refused to evacuate with their neighbors over the weekend and are now trapped and in danger, KTLA reports. Five people are stranded in a canyon, according to the AP. "Those people were... Read full story »

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