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Wildfire near Squaw Valley burns over 130-acres

Monday, June 20, 2011

Nearly 200 firefighters from Cal Fire and Fresno County are battling a wildfire near Squaw Valley.

More than 130-acres have burned in the area of Highway 180 and Crawford. Porter Avenue north of Highway 180, remains closed.

The fire was reported around 8 p.m. Sunday night. Investigators are looking into how the fire started. At one point, flames were as high as 8 feet.

Fire officials say no homes or businesses are threatened at this time. The fire is seventy-percent contained.

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