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Wildfires in U.S. foreclosure capital extinguished
10 Jun 2008 23:48:35 GMT
Source: Reuters
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SAN FRANCISCO, June 10 (Reuters) - Firefighters have put out three wildfires that destroyed nearly 30 homes and an apartment building in Stockton, California, a city reeling from one of the highest U.S. rates of foreclosure, officials said on Tuesday.

Two firefighters suffered minor injuries battling the blazes that devastated nine houses, 20 condominium units and a small apartment building amid gusting winds and high temperatures, said Connie Cochran, a spokeswoman for the City of Stockton.

Cochran said authorities do not have an official count for the number of people displaced by the fires and have yet to determine how they started.

"We still have investigators out there mopping up," Cochran said.

Stockton is a city of nearly 300,000 people and is about 70 miles (113 km) east of San Francisco. (Reporting by Jim Christie; Editing by Eric Walsh)
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