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Raymond, Jul 14 (EFE/EPA).- Firefighters battling a blaze that extends for more than 38,590 hectares (150 square miles) in Northern California - the state's largest this year - have made major progress in recent hours, the United States Forest Service said Wednesday.That agency's latest bulletin said that the so-called Beckwourth Complex Fire has been 71 percent contained, up from 26 percent contained on Tuesday.Formed by the lightning-triggered Dotta and Sugar blazes, that fire is affecting Plumas National Forest, which is located near the city of Beckwourth - and northwest of Lake Tahoe - at the northern terminus of the Sierra Nevada mountain range. (Camera: DAVID ODISHO). SHOT LIST: HOT SHOTS BIG BEAR CREW PERFORM MOP UP DUTIES ON A HILLSIDE SITUATED ALONG ROAD 600 IN RAYMOND, CALIFORNIA, US.
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