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Fire Officials: Swamp fire only 20% contained
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. Milder-than-expected weather on Saturday gave fire crews hope that they could rein in a series of Northern California wildfires that have destroyed dozens of homes and forced thousands of residents to evacuate. (article 2)
Thousands of people stayed away from their homes in the Butte County town of Paradise, but some were allowed to return Saturday to assess damage. (article 2)
The remaining 50 families forced to flee their homes over the weekend by a huge forest fire east of Halifax were allowed to return home Monday afternoon. (article 3)
The RCMP said all residents were permitted to go home at 2 p.m. Police planned to reopen Highway 107 between Exits 18 and 19 at 4 p.m. Monday. (article 3)
(Submitted by Kelinda Sloan) RCMP Cpl. Joe Taplin said most residents who were ordered to leave their homes Saturday could return to their properties Sunday because their neighbourhoods were considered safe. (article 4)
Fire crews did aerial surveys of the area and were satisfied the fire was at a safe distance from the majority of homes, Taplin said. (article 4)
There were still small areas where the fire was still volatile and about 50 people living in those areas were not yet able to return, police said. (article 4)
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fire, Firefighters, Lake, Swamp, Taplin |
Source articles
- Fire Officials: Swamp fire only 20% contained (msnbc.msn.com, 06/17/2008, 926 words)
- Mild weather aids Calif. firefighting :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Nation (suntimes.com, 06/17/2008, 608 words)
- Remaining evacuees from Halifax fire are back home (cbc.ca, 06/16/2008, 904 words)
- Thousands of N.S. fire evacuees allowed to return home (cbc.ca, 06/15/2008, 629 words)
- Dartmouth-area forest fire was man-made, investigators say (cbc.ca, 06/17/2008, 352 words)
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