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California asks White House for help fighting fires

By Kelly Cohen
Published July 28, 2018 6:06pm ET
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California asks White House for help fighting fires
A firefighter works to battle the Carr Fire at a home in Redding, Calif., on Thursday. | (Daniel Kim/The Sacramento Bee via AP)

The Carr Fire burning in Shasta County, near Redding, Calif., has overtaken 80,000 acres as of Saturday morning.

The fire is just 5 percent contained, and is threatening 5,000 structures, according to local reports.

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