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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Milder-than-expected weather gave fire crews hope Saturday that they could rein in a series of northern California wildfires that have destroyed dozens of homes and forced thousands of residents to evacuate.
The priority for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection shifted to assessing damage from the blaze near the town of Paradise that scorched a 36- square-mile area, said Cal Fire spokesman Joshpae White. The blaze was 35 percent contained after a blustery couple of days, but White said crews expected to have it controlled by Monday.
