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California Gov. Declares State of Emergency Amid Largest Wildfire in L.A. History

HeadlineSep 05, 2017

California Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency in Los Angeles County Sunday morning, as more than 1,000 firefighters battled the largest wildfire in Los Angeles history. The La Tuna fire erupted on Friday and quickly grew to encompass more than 7,000 acres just north of Los Angeles, the second-largest city in the United States. The fire shut down the 210 Freeway and forced hundreds of people to evacuate.

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