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Largest wildfire in California history still growing
Description
August 7, 2018
Twin fires being treated as one incident north of San Francisco became the largest wildfire in state history, destroying 1,148 square kilometres - nearly the size of the city of Los Angeles.
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Largest wildfire in California history still growing01:32 | August 7, 2018
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