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Following the LNU Lightning Complex fires, a scorched VW Microbus rests in a driveway of the Spanish Flat community in Napa County, Calif., on Monday, Aug. 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
August 24, 2020
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August 24, 2020 3:59 p.m.
Cautious optimism in fight against massive California blazes
California fire officials are sounding cautiously optimistic after dodging a potentially major lightning storm