More help for crews battling California wildfires

More fire crews were deployed across California today to gain control of a series of growing wildfires that have forced hundreds of people to flee their homes.

More help for crews battling California wildfires
Fri, 14 Aug, 2009 - 19:51

More fire crews were deployed across California today to gain control of a series of growing wildfires that have forced hundreds of people to flee their homes.

In the Santa Cruz Mountains, the Lockheed fire has prompted officials to issue mandatory evacuation orders for about 2,400 people in the communities of Swanton and Bonny Doon in Santa Cruz County.

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