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Heat Wave Breaks and Firefighters Finally Gain On California Blazes

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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A break in the sizzling heat wave that has baked California for much of the summer gave firefighters a chance to attack a string of major wildfires burning across the state that have killed eight people and destroyed thousands of homes. “We have to remove the dead and dying trees and restore health to our forests,” he told the station.

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