Wildfire near Bakersfield nearly contained

By Washington Examiner

Published August 22, 2014 11:01am ET

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Wildfire near Bakersfield nearly contained — Firefighters extinguish a fire burning in a downed tree on the approach to Taylor Mountain a day after the Junction fire swept across Highway 41 in Oakhurst, Calif. on Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2014. (AP Photo/The Fresno Bee, Eric Paul Zamora) | Eric Paul Zamora

KERNVILLE, Calif. (AP) — The smoke is clearing from a wildfire that destroyed eight homes northeast of Bakersfield.

The U.S. Forest Service says crews continue to build lines around the blaze near Lake Isabella.

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