Wildfire prompts evacuation order in Wash. state (AP)
Wednesday, 20 August 2008 15:53

Firemen walk in front of Apple headquarters in Cupertino, Calif., early Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008 after firefighters battled a three-alarm fire that started late Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2008. The Santa Clara County Fire Department says the three-alarm fire has burned the roof and the second level at one of the six buildings on the computer companyAP - Rain overnight came to the aid of firefighters at a wildfire in Washington state that prompted an evacuation order for dozens of homes.


 

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