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By Jeff Barnard, AP
Mineral, CA (AP) — Air tankers and helicopters repeatedly flew into a deep rim rock canyon to douse the spearhead of a massive wildfire in Northern California and stop it from driving into a nearby mountain community and Lassen Volcanic National Park.
It has helped to slow the fire’s spread, reducing the threat to miles of commercial timberland, the mountain community of Mineral, and the park. A logging road to the east was cleared to serve as a contingency line if the air attacks don’t stop the fire from running up the canyon.
Sixty-four homes and 20 buildings have been destroyed, mostly in the Manton area, after lightning started the fire on Saturday, state fire spokesman Don Camp said. The fire was still threatening 900 other homes as it burned a new front to the south.
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