Planes Drop Retardant Onto California's Holy Fire as it Grows to More Than 10,000 Acres
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Fire crews worked to contain southern California’s Holy Fire on August 9, spraying the area with fire retardant to help manage the blaze.The Holy Fire had burned through 10,236 acres by the evening of August 9. The blaze was five percent contained. Officials expected it would take until August 15 for the fire to be fully extinguished, saying high temperatures and low humidity created optimum burn conditions.Mandatory evacuations were issued for many of the surrounding neighborhoods. The evacuation area covered some 7,449 homes and numerous commercial structures with estimated number of evacuees totaling 21,484 people, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection reported. Credit: Chief Brian Fennessy via Storyful
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