Hundreds Flee Wildfire On Resort Island Off California Coast: 'Ash Was Falling Like Snow'

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AVALON, Calif. -- Firefighters struggled early Friday to protect a resort island's main city from a wildfire that forced hundreds of residents to flee on ferries as ash rained down like snow.

One home and a few small businesses in the canyons outside the city burned, but the weather helped firefighters keep most properties safe, Fire Chief Steven Hoefs said. Some 1,200 homes were under voluntary or mandatory evacuation orders.

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Hundreds Flee Wildfire On Resort Island Off California Coast: 'Ash Was Falling Like Snow'

"The risk has been reduced significantly," Hoefs said. "Most of the structures have been protected."

The blaze broke out Thursday afternoon and grew to 4,000 acres as it fe...

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