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September 21, 2020

California Grapples with Evacuations, Toxic Air as Record-Breaking Wildfires Continue to Blaze
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Wildfires are still raging across California and the West Coast. The
Bobcat Fire, which started two weeks ago, has become one of Los Angeles
County's largest ever, scorching over 100,000 acres, with just 15%
containment, prompting evacuation orders in communities near the Angeles
National Forest. California's largest wildfire ever recorded, the August
Complex fire in Mendocino County, has burned over 830,000 acres and
continues to grow. Doctors in Oregon and California say they are
concerned by a surge in hospital visits as toxic smoke envelopes the
region.


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