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Lightning-Sparked Fires Force Evacuations and Destroy Buildings in California
4 September 2025 at 07:37
Fires sparked by lightning strikes that hit California early Tuesday razed over 13,000 acres in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, officials said.
The 6-5 fire was burning in and around Chinese Camp, an important center of early Chinese American life about 20 miles northeast of Modesto.
© Noah Berger/Associated Press
