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September 25, 2002
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LA VERNE, Calif. (AP) —
Seventy homes in an upscale
suburb east of Los Angeles were
evacuated as an 8,000-acre wild
fire raged out of control in the
rugged terrain of the Angeles
National Forest.
The fire has destroyed 44
structures near La Verne, but it
was not immediately known
how many of them were homes,
U.S. Forest Service fire dis
patcher Tony Heinan said early
Tuesday. The fire was about 12
percent contained.
Residents of La Verne, about
40 miles from Los Angeles,
were evacuated as flames grew
dangerously close to the town,
fire officials said.
“I had maybe an hour’s
sleep,” said Ross Snow, who
loaded her car with pictures.
jewelry and clothing. “We’re
fortunate we have such wonder
ful fire departments in the area.”
Nearly 2.000 firefighters were
battling the fire, assisted by
water-dropping helicopters and
airplanes. One firelighter suffered
a minor injury, authorities said.
A ceiling of brown smoke
draped Glendora, San Dimas
and other suburbs in the
foothills of the San Gabriel
Mountains. Highway 39 into
San Gabriel Canyon remained
closed early Tuesday because
of the flames.
The wildfire erupted Sunday
evening near two privately
owned camps. Winds fanned
the fire, which at one point
forced 300 residents and 2.000
campers to flee. The cause was
not yet known.
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and household income fell last year, a double
dose of bad economic news that coincided
with the first recession in a decade, the
Census Bureau said Tuesday.
There were 32.9 million Americans living
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2000. The rate of 11.7 percent was up from
11.3 percent the previous year, which was
the lowest level since 1974.
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straight drop.
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