3 400 Acre Fire Contained at Pinnacles National Monument
AP reports a 3400 acre blaze burned grass and chaparral in Pinnacles National Monument near Soledad. Firefighters from the Division of Forestry released most of the 600 crews by Tuesday night. No structures were burned or threatened. Two firefighters were injured, one with a minor cut and another with heat prostration. The fire started from a brush burn by ranchers clearing land for grazing.
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Tanker Spill at L A Interchange Increases Traffic Delays
A tanker truck overturned on the northbound Santa Ana Freeway spilling about 8,000 gallons of kerosene and delaying traffic at the East Los Angeles interchange. Driver Jack Kukish Sr of Lawndale suffered lacerations to both arms and was trapped for 20 minutes before rescue, then taken to County-USC Medical Center in good condition. Witnesses said the crash may have begun when a fire affected the trailer. kerosene entered a storm drain.
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