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'Sounds like a train': Firefighter describes battling Bootleg Fire

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'Sounds like a train': Firefighter describes battling Bootleg Fire

'Sounds like a train': Firefighter describes battling Bootleg Fire

Firefighters spoke with a CNN crew in southern Oregon about the hazards of battling the Bootleg Fire, which has consumed more than 400,000 acres and turned into the nation’s largest active blaze since starting July 6.


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