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In June 2008 several fires ran wild in California. 74 homes were destroyed, and at least $11 million in damage caused.


http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/200...nia_fires.html

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Amazing photos, lucky it was only seventy four homes.

The first one in the series is gorgeous.

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yeah, the first and last are my favourites from this set

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Although over 1,400 fires have been contained in California this season, there still remain 330 active fires, with warmer, drier weather in the forecast. As of yesterday (6th July 2008) there were nearly 20,000 people involved in the firefighting effort statewide, and a large swath of California had been designated a federal disaster area by President Bush.

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A firefighter uses a special gun to start a backfire on a wildfire burn in Big Sur, Calif., Thursday, July 3, 2008. The raging blaze near Big Sur was one of more than 1,700 wildfires, mostly ignited by lightning, that have scorched more then 770 square miles and destroyed 64 structures across northern and central California since June 20, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.