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Evacuations displace some 1,200 residents





Alicia Osteen, who lives in Mariposa Pines, anxiously waited for her family’s arrival to help her evacuate on Sunday evening.Five years ago, 2,000 people were evacuated as the Telegraph Fire roared--ultimately destroying 30 homes and 100 outbuildings in Mariposa County. Those people were kept from their homes for a week.
Firefighters were ultimately able to spare evacuees a similar experience this week, but the nerves of those waiting for information were not spared. By Wednesday morning,...

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