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PALMDALE Calif News

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Crews Gain Ground on Wildfire North of Los Angeles

Jul 31st 2010 – 6:20PM

PALMDALE, Calif. (July 31) -- A wildfire smoldered in the high desert north of Los Angeles Saturday, spewing plumes of thick smoke that promted air quality warnings as hundreds of firefighters worked to contain the 2-day-old blaze. The fire has charred nearly 22 square miles of brush in the Antelope Valley. It was 82...

Calif. Wildfire Jumps Aqueduct, Approaches Homes

Jul 30th 2010 – 8:22PM

PALMDALE, Calif. (July 30) -- A huge wildfire in the high desert wilderness north of Los Angeles jumped an aqueduct on Friday, rushing toward hundreds of houses as firefighters also tried to keep flames from damaging power lines that bring electricity to Southern California. Some 2,000 structures were threatened and 300...

Background on PALMDALE Calif

Palmdale is a city located in the center of northern Los Angeles County, California, United States.

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