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California's Carr Fire 30 Percent Contained As New Blazes Erupt Elsewhere

Firefighters say they are gaining ground on the massive blaze, now considered the state's seventh-most destructive wildfire. Meanwhile, new fires are causing concern.

As firefighters continued to gain ground on the massive Carr Fire in Northern California and the Ferguson Fire to the south that has threatened Yosemite National Park, new blazes were erupting to threaten homes and lives elsewhere in the state.

North of San Francisco, residents from about 60 homes were evacuated as a

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