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More firefighters battle growing California blazes

PBS, 23 Aug 2020
With more than 550 fires burning across California, three clusters of fires in Northern California are causing the most damage. So far, more than 900,000 acres have been scorched and more than 100,000 people are under evacuation orders. In some areas, dozens of locals are refusing to leave, staying behind to help save what they can. Julia Sulek, a reporter with Bay Area News Group, joins.

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