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Fires scorch vast areas as lightning sparks rage across state
Firefighters battled more than 1,000 lightning sparked blazes since Aug 3, with the Campbell Complex burning about 120,000 acres in Tehama County and 60 miles of line 70 percent contained by Monday night. Finley fire threatened 1,600 homes before break held, Yosemite area saw mixed containment, and the Valley blaze north of Kway remained 30 percent contained as parks plan staged reopenings.
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Campbell Complex
Tehama
Wassen National Forest
Tehama County
Finley
Manton
Mineral
Yosemite
Merced River
Arch Rock
John Mincks
National Park Service
Kway 120
Evergreen Road
Michael V. Finley