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In the interest of speed and timeliness, this story is fed directly from the Associated Press newswire and may contain spelling or grammatical errors.
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Riverside County wildfire burns 1,668 acres, 70 percent contained
Wednesday August 20, 2003
REDLANDS, Calif. (AP) A wildfire burning in the eastern Moreno
Valley scorched an orange grove and destroyed several vehicles as
it expanded to 1,668 acres before being contained Wednesday
evening.
A second blaze, north of Los Angeles near suburban Santa
Clarita, charred about five acres Wednesday and threatened several
homes before it was contained, authorities said. Its cause was
under investigation, Los Angeles County Fire Department spokesman
Edward Oforio said.
The Moreno Valley blaze, which started Monday, was contained
late Wednesday, said California Department of Forestry spokeswoman
Joanne Evans.
Since it began, the fire has destroyed a motor home, a moving
van, at least two outbuildings on a ranch and at least 14 vehicles.
About 150 orange trees were scorched Wednesday but not destroyed,
Evans said.
Two firefighters and a resident have been treated for minor
injuries since the blaze began.
(Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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