Calif. Wildfires Burn 250 Homes, Kill Two - 2003-10-26
Strong Santa Ana winds kicked up before dawn Sunday, directing two ferocious firestorms that had already burned over 200 homes into dozens more houses. Two people apparently attempting to escape another wildfire, in San Diego County, died in their car.
The smoke and flames provoked the evacuation of a university campus, Indian casino and state mental hospital.
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