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    Homes destroyed as heat wave, winds spark brush fires in Southern California

    by Sarah Parvini, Ruben Vives and Pauline Repard, Los Angeles Times Jul 06, 2018 4 minutes

    LOS ANGELES - The worst of this week's heat wave hit Southern California on Friday, sparking several brush fires, including one that was burning numerous homes and other structures in San Diego County.

    The most serious of the fires was burning out of control along Interstate 8 near Alpine. The fire jumped through the community of West Willows, engulfing buildings and also burning along a traffic median on the side of the freeway.

    Authorities said that more than 350 acres had been burned and that hundreds of people had been evacuated. Officials were still trying to tally the exact number of homes lost. But video from Alpine showed numerous homes and other structures burning as winds pushed

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