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August 16, 2012

Wildfires Across Western U.S. Force Hundreds to Evacuate 
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Raging wildfires across parts of the western United States have forced
hundreds of people to evacuate their homes. The fires have swept through
more than a half million acres in Idaho, Washington, Oregon and
California so far.

 

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