Camper arrested for sequoia fire

Thursday, July 25, 2002

KERNVILLE, Calif. -- Hundreds of firefighters struggled in erratic wind and rugged terrain Wednesday to save giant sequoias from an out-of-control forest fire. Investigators, meanwhile, arrested a woman whose campfire may have started the blaze.

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