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By Associated Press
https://www.cbsnews.com/
A wildfire in mountains east of Los Angeles that has forced thousands of people from their homes was sparked by a malfunctioning diesel vehicle, fire officials said Monday. The vehicle spewed burning carbon from its exhaust system, igniting several fires Friday on Oak Glen Road in Cherry Valley.
Authorities were asking anyone who may have seen such a vehicle at the time to contact investigators, according to a statement from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
The blaze in Riverside County, among several wildfires across California, had consumed almost 42 square miles of dry brush and timber since it broke out Friday evening.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/apple-fire-southern-california-diesel-vehicle-malfunction/
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