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Earth from Space: California's 'Esperanza' fire

11-03-2006 · European Space Agency (ESA)

This Envisat image taken on 27 October 2006 captures the fire in southern California that has claimed the lives of five firefighters and forced hundreds of people to evacuate their homes since it began last Thursday.

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