L.A. Fire Destroys Only Two Houses

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LOS ANGELES - A wildfire that torched more than 23,000 acres on the edge of the city left a surprising legacy - it destroyed just two homes, a remarkably small number given the size and ferocity of the blaze.

A break in dry, windy weather and a speedy, pinpoint response by thousands of firefighters combined to spare scores of homes that stood in the path of the flames, officials said.

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L.A. Fire Destroys Only Two Houses

"It's thinking ahead of where you think the fire is going to be - looking at weather reports, wind speed, humidity, past burn pattern...

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