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Wildfires burn homes, force frantic evacuations near Los Angeles, cause 2 fatalities
Associated Press WriterLOS ANGELES (AP) _ Two huge wildfires driven by strong Santa Ana winds burned into neighborhoods near Los Angeles on Monday, forcing frantic evacuations on smoke- and traffic-choked highways, destroying homes and causing at least two deaths. Around...Tags: Forests, Emergency Planning, Road Transportation, Forestry and Timber, Arnold Schwarzenegger
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People run for their lives as dry winds push wildfires toward Southern California homes
Associated Press WriterLOS ANGELES (AP) _ It was a wild, chaotic scene across a rugged swath of the San Fernando Valley as fire season arrived with a vengeance. Thousands of terrified residents waited until the last possible moment Monday to run for their lives, as dry Santa...Tags: Los Angeles Police Department, San Fernando, Fires, Santa Ana, Rubber Products Industry
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Wildfires burn homes, kill 2 in Los Angeles area
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersTwo massive fires were burning out of control in the San Fernando Valley, devouring more than 10,000 acres and several dozen residences, forcing thousands to evacuate, closing freeways and causing at least two deaths. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger...Tags: Forests, Animals, Natural Resources, Forestry and Timber, Wine, Beer, and Spirits
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2 die as wildfires force evacuations near L.A.
LOS ANGELES Two huge wildfires driven by strong Santa Ana winds burned into neighborhoods near Los Angeles yesterday, forcing frantic evacuations on smoke- and traffic-choked highways, destroying homes and causing at least two deaths. More than 1,000...Tags: Forests, Natural Resources, Forestry and Timber, San Fernando, Fires
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A list of school closures and neighborhood evacuations
For information on wildfire-related traffic, evacuations and shelter locations, call the Los Angeles Fire Department at (800) 439-2909. For information on animal evacuations, call the West Valley care center of Los Angeles Animal Services at (818) 756-...Tags: Los Angeles Fire Department, Animals, Road Transportation, Public Transportation, Transportation
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At least 1 dead, more than 10,000 acres burned in two San Fernando Valley fires
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersWith treacherous Santa Ana winds as their bellows, twin wildfires raced through populated canyons, forests and brushlands on the northern fringes of the San Fernando Valley, claiming at least one life and 49 structures, and prompting authorities to...Tags: Sylmar, Executive Branch, Forests, Road Transportation, Forestry and Timber
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Winds fuel flames in California
Two wildfires driven by strong Santa Ana winds threatened neighborhoods near Los Angeles on Monday, killing a man, destroying several dozen mobile homes and forcing evacuations. Firefighters were struggling with a 3,700-acre blaze in the San Fernando...Tags: Los Angeles Fire Department, Forests, Natural Resources, Forestry and Timber, San Fernando
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2 wildfires ravage neighborhoods near Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES - Two huge wildfires driven by strong Santa Ana winds burned into neighborhoods near the city yesterday, forcing frantic evacuations on smoke- and traffic-choked highways, destroying homes and causing at least two deaths. More than 1,000...Tags: San Fernando, Fires, Santa Ana
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Wind-fueled Angeles National Forest blaze flares up overnight
From the Associated PressIntense Santa Ana winds swept into Southern California on Monday morning and a 2,000-acre wildfire that had lain dormant for much of the night was flaring up on its western edge as firefighters scrambled to surround it. “This is what we feared the most,”...Tags: Forests, Natural Resources, Forestry and Timber, San Fernando, Fires
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Raging wildfire chars 750 acres
Firefighters backed by water-dumping helicopters and planes gained ground Sunday on a wildfire that destroyed two homes and forced the evacuation of about 1,200 people in a rugged area 20 miles north of downtown. Los Angeles County Fire Department...Tags: Forests, Animals, Natural Resources, Forestry and Timber, Fires
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WORLD & NATION UPDATE: AT HOME
Firefighters backed by water-dumping helicopters and planes gained ground yesterday on a wildfire that destroyed two homes and forced the evacuation of 1,200 people in a rugged area 20 miles north of downtown Los Angeles. The blaze charred 750 acres and...Tags: Prisons, Murder, Prosecution, Fires, Gardens and Parks
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Venus flytraps caught in shrinking natural habitat
Laura Gadd pauses at the edge of a pristine savanna, delicately lifting her feet to avoid trampling any venus flytraps hidden underfoot. Buried below wisps of wire grass, a few of the plants advertise their presence with a single white flower - perched...Tags: Agricultural Research and Technology, Fires, Nature, Population, Wildlife
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