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In Pictures: California Wildfires

by Michael Bowman

   Schools were closed across Ventura County in Southern California as a
   wildfire continued to burn Wednesday, threatening 12,000 structures.
   Dozens of homes have burned since the fire erupted Monday, 96
   kilometers northwest of Los Angeles.