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National Briefing | South: South Carolina: Accusationson Cause of Costly Wildfire

nytimes.com
Apr. 24, 2009
Firefighters responded twice to a weekend yard fire that officials believe rekindled four days later, igniting a huge wildfire that has destroyed 70 homes and continued to char 31 square miles near Myrtle Beach.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler