Western Fires Rage
NOF2001082403 - 24 AUGUST 2001 - NORTH FORK, CALIFORNIA, USA: A house sits unscathed surrounded by the charred path of a fire that burned over 1000 acres near North Fork, California on August 22, 2001. The fire is still burning. A fire broke out in the area around noon Monday and access was difficult in the steep terrain. Six aircraft were dispatched to fires in the Sierra Nevada at North Fork. mk/to/TOMAS OVALLE UPI.
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