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Wildfire forces Californians out of homes
The Gap Fire had doubled in size to about 5,000 acres, The New York Times reported. More than 2,600 home were at risk.
Up the coast in Big Sur, residents complained that attempts to contain the Basin Complex fires have been ineffective and unsupported, The San Francisco Chronicle reported. The fires have destroyed three houses and charred almost 65,000 acres.
"We'd like to see some equipment here. I mean, look around. We're just not getting anything," resident Dan Priano told the newspaper. "The firefighters who are here have done great, but they don't have the resources to fight a fire this size."
Leanne Langeberg, the information officer for the firefighting agencies tackling the blaze, said a growing number of wildfires across California have caused supplies to become thin and more vital where they are available.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger dispatched 400 National Guard members to fight scores of fires still burning in Northern California.
Robert Roland, 63, Thursday became the first firefighter killed in California this year. Roland, a volunteer, collapsed while serving as a lookout on one of the northern fires.
Copyright 2008 by United Press International
This news arrived on: 07/04/2008
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