Cleanup Begins but Fires Still Burning
From Times Wire Reports
While some areas were cleaning up from wildfires, 38 of the state’s 67 counties continued to fight scattered blazes in record-breaking heat. No highly populated areas were threatened, but state officials issued health alerts in smoky areas and elderly and ill people were encouraged to stay indoors. One person has died and more than 67,000 acres have burned, with 114 structures damaged. President Clinton declared the whole state a disaster area Friday.
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