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Title: Calif. wildfire grows despite effort, calmer winds (AP)
Post by: riky on May 24, 2008, 08:41:51 PM
Calif. wildfire grows despite effort, calmer winds
    (AP)

 


<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080524/capt.8c72b83e47d54da4973300cc30bc5481.aptopix_wildfires_cams112.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=hAqs.LR8m8xsmglUBWUbQQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="From left, James Perkins, Chad Brisendine and Ephraim Murad, of the Fresno Fire Dept., monitor the Summit Fire from the deck of a home in the Santa Cruz Mountains west of Gilroy, Calif., Friday, May 23, 2008.  Calmer winds and heavy fog brought some much-needed relief Friday morning to firefighters working to rein in a wildfire that quickly consumed a dozen buildings in the Santa Cruz Mountains a day earlier.  By dawn, the blaze was 20 percent contained after scorching over 3,000 acres. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/us/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080524/ap_on_re_us/wildfires)AP - Firefighters took advantage of cooler temperatures and calmer winds Saturday as they continued to fight a persistent wildfire in the Santa Cruz Mountains that has chewed through acres of centuries-old redwoods, destroyed at least 17 homes and displaced hundreds of people.</p><br clear="all"/>


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