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Valley fire in California spreads across more than 5,300 acres, 1 pc contained

Moscow, Sep 7 (Sputnik) The Valley Fire in San Diego County, California has spread over more than 5,000 acres, destroying multiple structures and threatening local communities, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire), which says the wildfire is only 1 percent contained.
"#ValleyFire [update] The fire is now 5,350 acres and is 1% contained, burning at a critical/dangerous rate of spread. Structures are being threatened in Carveacre, Lawson Valley, Wood Valley, Lyons Valley, Deer Horn Valley and Sycuan Indian Reservation," Cal Fire said on Twitter on Sunday.
Earlier in the day, Cal Fire reported that Valley Fire was 0 percent contained and burning across 4,000 acres and that at least 10 structures had been destroyed.
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