Firefighters attack California wildfire by air, ground

Friday, August 19, 2016

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. -- Air tankers bombarded rugged slopes with fire retardant Thursday, and a squadron of helicopters dropped load after load of water to corral a destructive wildfire threatening mountain homes 60 miles east of Los Angeles.

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