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Wildfires burn across the Western U.S. triggering evacuations [photos]

Firefighters are trying to contain a growing wildfire in coastal Southern California and a larger blaze in rural New Mexico as hot weather and wind feed flames that triggered hundreds of evacuations.

By Jayleen R. Heft | Updated on June 17, 2016

Major wildfires burning across the West have consumed tens of thousands of acres and forced evacuations in at least three states. 

Firefighters are trying to contain a growing wildfire in coastal Southern California and a larger blaze in rural New Mexico as hot weather and wind feed flames. 

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Jayleen R. Heft

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Jayleen Heft is the digital content editor for PropertyCasualty360.com. Contact her at [email protected].

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