Mountain Fire Flares Up; Angelus Oaks Area Imperiled
The Sun (San Bernardino, CA) › November 22, 2005
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ANGELUS OAKS The Thurman Fire doubled in size Friday to 1,000 acres as it advanced toward this mountain hamlet, cresting a mountain ridge and forcing many of the residents who hadn't already evacuated to flee.
It was making a strong push to the north late in the day. Firefighters lost ground in the battle for containment, from 10 percent to 5 percent.See the full content of this document
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Mountain Fire Flares Up; Angelus Oaks Area Imperiled
The number of firefighters battling the blaze also doubled to about 650.
Fire officials said 1,300 homes and 200 outbuildings were threatened in Angelus Oaks and Barton Flats. Electrical transmission lines and water-treatment facilities also were at risk, but no outages were reported.The fire's threat prompted the San Bernardino County Board of Super...See the full content of this document
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