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Fast-moving California wildfire burns homes as people are ordered to leave
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Fanned by the fierce Santa Ana winds, the Norte Fire is one of 13 burning across the state.
Fanned by the fierce Santa Ana winds, the Norte Fire is one of 13 burning across the state.
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