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Flames from the LNU Lightning Complex fires leap above Butts Canyon Road on Sunday, Aug. 23, 2020, as firefighters work to contain the blaze in unincorporated Lake County, Calif. (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