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Added on the 10/09/2020 14:00:00 - Copyright : EFE Inglés
San Francisco, Sep 9 (EFE/EPA).- The skies over the San Francisco Bay Area on Wednesday turned foreboding dark orange as historic wildfires across California sent thick smoke into the air. More than 40 wildfires are burning on Wednesday in California, 20 of them designated by authorities to be "big fires," in the state's worst-ever fire season.In all, more than 7,600 fires have been detected in California since the beginning of the year, and up to September some 2.3 million acres of forest and grassland have burned, according to the latest tally by the office of Gov. Gavin Newsom. (Camera: JOHN MABANGLO).SHOT LIST: ORANGE, SMOKE-CHOKED SKIES OVER THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA, CALIFORNIA, US.
Authorities are struggling to contain the San Gabriel Complex fire east of Los Angeles, which has burned through 5,400 acres of land. Rough cut (no reporter narration).
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