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June 20th, 2008
Posted: 09:41 PM ET
(CNN) — Fires in northern California burned roughly 1,000 acres Friday, destroying several homes and forcing the evacuations of 2,000 people. As of 6 p.m. (9 p.m. ET), at least nine structures had burned in the series of fires along Highway 1 in Santa Cruz County, said Enrique Sahagun, spokesman for the county’s fire department. Video showed several homes engulfed in flames. The Red Cross set up an evacuation center at a high school. Several roadways — including southbound traffic on Highway 1 — were shut, Sahagun said. |
 
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