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2007 California Wildfires

Rosa fire half contained

By Christopher GoffardStaff Writer 

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Riverside County Fire spokesperson Massiel Ladron De Guevara said that by 12:25 p.m. the so-called Rosa Fire had burned 411 acres -- mostly of heavy vegetation -- west of Interstate 15.

About 200 firefighters are battling the blaze and had it 50% contained, with full containment expected sometime Wednesday. She said a voluntary evacuation was in effect in De Luz, an unincorportated area of the county.

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-- Christopher Goffard

2007 California Wildfires
Christopher Goffard

Christopher Goffard is an author and a staff writer for the Los Angeles Times. He shared in the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for the paper’s Bell coverage and has twice been a Pulitzer finalist for feature writing, in 2007 and 2014. His novel “Snitch Jacket” was a finalist for the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel. His book “You Will See Fire: A Search for Justice in Kenya,” based on his Times series, was published in 2011.

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