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Crews are at the scene of a brush fire near a ranch in the east foothills of San Jose on Monday morning.
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Bay City News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024
Southbound traffic on State Route 87, the Beeline Highway, was backed up for miles Sunday afternoon due to a brush fire burning near the roadway, the Arizona Department of Transportation said.
—Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 6 Oct. 2024
The Airport Fire started Monday afternoon as a 7-acre brush fire in Orange County's Trabuco Canyon, south of Los Angeles.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 11 Sep. 2024
Multnomah County Sheriff's Office spokesman John Plock told reporters that the plane also downed a power pole and caused a separate brush fire.
—Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 1 Sep. 2024
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Bay City News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024
Southbound traffic on State Route 87, the Beeline Highway, was backed up for miles Sunday afternoon due to a brush fire burning near the roadway, the Arizona Department of Transportation said.
—Perry Vandell, The Arizona Republic, 6 Oct. 2024
The Airport Fire started Monday afternoon as a 7-acre brush fire in Orange County's Trabuco Canyon, south of Los Angeles.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 11 Sep. 2024
Multnomah County Sheriff's Office spokesman John Plock told reporters that the plane also downed a power pole and caused a separate brush fire.
—Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 1 Sep. 2024
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