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Los Angeles Wildfire Threatens 1,500 Homes

By Mara GayJul 30th 2010 – 1:54PM
Mike Meadows, AP

Mike Meadows, AP

(July 30) -- Flames from an aggressive wildfire continue to rage today, threatening more than 1,500 homes in northern Los Angeles County. The fast-moving blaze has already burned through 8,000 acres of brush and shows no signs of stopping. After battling the fire for nearly 24 hours, there is 5 percent containment, the...

Background on Leona Valley

Leona Valley is a census-designated place located in the geographic Leona Valley of northern Los Angeles County, California, in the transition between the Sierra Pelona Mountains and Mojave Desert, just west of Palmdale and the Antelope Valley.

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