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Gaines Fire razes over 1,600 acres





A bomber drops its load of fire retardant on the Gaines Fire Tuesday afternoon.A bird that flew into a power line sparked an inferno Tuesday afternoon that blackened over 1,600 acres as of Wednesday morning.
The blaze began around 12:46 p.m. and exploded into the light, dry fuels off of Mount Gaines Road and Hornitos Road, burning toward Old Toll Road and Corbett Creek Road, miles away from the origination point.
The aerial collision with the power line knocked power off to much of southern Ma...

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