Friday, May 11, 2007

California's Catalina Island On Fire, Four-Thousand Acres Burned

(Avalon, CA) -- More than four-thousand acres of California's Catalina Island have been charred by a wildfire. Several homes and buildings have been destroyed by the fast-moving blaze since it broke out yesterday, but luckily no major injuries have been reported. Thick smoke and falling ash have forced hundreds of residents and tourists to flee the main town of Avalon. Meanwhile, two juveniles have been arrested and charged with arson in connection with the Georgia wildfires. Authorities say bloodhounds led them to a 12-year-old suspect, who was arrested along with a 16-year-old.

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