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LiberaBlueDem

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5. The grid fueled the first sparks

Reply to Brenda (Original post)

Thu Aug 10, 2023, 11:14 PM

Aug 2023

80 mph winds laid down many trees and when they fell took down live power lines which created many sparks.

Those sparks on dry plants started many fires

Then the high winds spread the fires out-of-control.

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