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Wind-driven wildfires burn homes, force evacuations across Southern California

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Fast-moving wildfires fueled by Santa Ana winds burned homes and prompted evacuations in Southern California, including the Norte Fire and a Malibu blaze called the Bryson Fire, part of 13 fires burning statewide. Coastal properties were engulfed and thousands evacuated. Power companies preemptively cut electricity to tens of thousands of homes and businesses on Friday as high winds threatened to spark additional fires.

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