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By Jill McLaughlin A fast-moving wildfire erupted in the Southern California coastal city of Pacific Palisades, about 20 miles west of Los Angeles, destroying homes as Santa Ana winds ripped through the region Jan. 7. The Palisades Fire burned an unknown number of homes in the city as thousands of residents were forced to flee. The fire had grown to about 2 square miles (1,300…
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