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Eagle, a Muscovy duck known for red bumpy skin, suffered burns.

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As California Wildfire Neared, A Family Raced To Save Its Animals

1:06pm November 01, 2019

As the fire engulfed their small farm in the Santa Clarita Valley, Samantha Hull and her family managed to escape. But they lost their home and many of their beloved animals.

A PG&E utility pole rests on a burned-out property in Healdsburg, Calif., on Monday. The community was just one of many in Sonoma County affected by the Kincade Fire, which has swelled to a size much larger than San Francisco.

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Firefighters Brace For 'Critical 24-Hour Window' As Winds Pick Up In California

6:11pm October 29, 2019

by Colin Dwyer

The Kincade Fire has burned more than 75,000 acres in Northern California, while another blaze is 5% contained in Los Angeles. Gusty conditions will make the job even tougher for firefighters.

Vehicles pass through a roadway as the Kincade Fire burns through Sonoma County, Calif., on Thursday.

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PG&E Warns Of Power Cuts To More Than 2.5 Million People As Wildfires Rage

8:00pm October 25, 2019

by Paolo Zialcita

The utility says widespread dry northeast winds reaching 45 to 60 mph with gusts of 60 to 70 mph at higher elevations raise the potential for a massive outages to prevent more wildfires.