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2008-06-26 12:02:42
By Emilie Raguso, The Modesto Bee, Calif. Jun. 26--Firefighters in the Stanislaus National Forest are using the Tuolumne River like a "giant fire engine," pumping water from it to slow the spread of a fire that has been burning on the river's north slope since Saturday, authorities said. The North Mountain fire, which was caused by lightning and has consumed about 1,010 acres, was 5 percent contained Wednesday evening, said Pat Kaunert, spokesman for the Stanislaus National Forest....
