Wildfires force families to flee

  • 22/07/2003

  • Asian Age (New Delhi)

A wildfire destroyed a house and four buildings apart from forcing about 250 people to flee as it roared across rolling, oak-studded hills. The blaze was 30% contained early after charring 1,500 acresnear the community of Santa Margarita, said California Department of Forestry dispatcher Corrin Clark.