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California burning

Updated on 16 November 2008

By Tom Clarke

Firefighters in California are struggling to control three huge wildfires that surround Los Angeles.

It is the worst blaze in more than 40 years in the city.

Hundreds of homes have already been destroyed, and thousands of people have been forced out of their homes.

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