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Devastation from California wildfires comes into focus as some blazes are contained

By Rafael Azul
WSWS
27 October 2007

Six days of massive wildfires have left a devastating human toll in Southern California. The blazes have charred close to 500,000 acres, or about three quarters the size of the state of Rhode Island. Wildfires also flared on the Mexican side of the border, as far south as the city of Ensenada.