NewsAugust 1, 2002
Firefighters battle 30-mile fire front
CAVE JUNCTION, Ore. -- Residents packed up and left a valley in southwestern Oregon Wednesday as firefighters reinforced a line against a 30-mile wall of flames. Authorities urged the area's 17,000 residents on Tuesday to be ready to evacuate within 30 minutes. Trucks and trailers with furniture have been leaving the area since Sunday, and a Cave Junction animal hospital sold out of pet carriers and nearly ran out of sedatives for dogs and cats...
The Associated Press
CAVE JUNCTION, Ore. -- Residents packed up and left a valley in southwestern Oregon Wednesday as firefighters reinforced a line against a 30-mile wall of flames.
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Authorities urged the area's 17,000 residents on Tuesday to be ready to evacuate within 30 minutes. Trucks and trailers with furniture have been leaving the area since Sunday, and a Cave Junction animal hospital sold out of pet carriers and nearly ran out of sedatives for dogs and cats.
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