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Gifford Fire in Santa Barbara County burns more than 60,000 acres, forces evacuations

Headline from CBS News, on the newest of 2 developments

The blaze ignited Friday in the Los Padres National Forest, around 15 miles east of Santa Maria.

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Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. California's Gifford fire prompts evacuation as blaze nears 25,000 acres

    Headline from Newsweek ·

  2. Newest

    Gifford Fire in Santa Barbara County burns more than 60,000 acres, forces evacuations

    Headline from CBS News ·

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  1. Newsweek

    California's Gifford fire prompts evacuation as blaze nears 25,000 acres (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The Gifford fire has rapidly spread after firefighters contained the Madre fire. Together, the two blazes have already burned over 100,000 acres.

  2. KYMA Yuma

    Gifford Fire in California burns 12,400 acres (opens KYMA Yuma)

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    KYMA Yuma's feed description

    As of Saturday morning, the Gifford Fire had burned an estimated 12,400 acres and was only 5% contained, according to Cal Fire.

  3. Los Angeles Times

    Gifford fire burns 30,000 acres in Los Padres National Forest (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    The Gifford fire has burned more than 30,000 acres of rugged hillside in Los Padres National Forest.

  4. The Santa Barbara Independent

    Gifford Fire Grows to More Than 43,000 Acres as More Evacuations Ordered (opens The Santa Barbara Independent)

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    The Santa Barbara Independent's feed description

    Upper Tepusquet Canyon and areas south of Highway 166 were upgraded to evacuation orders Sunday morning.

  5. New York Post

    California’s Gifford Fire races up hillside toward camera as blaze explodes in size (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The Gifford Fire started along Highway 166 west of Cayama on Friday afternoon and had already grown to over 30,500 acres by Saturday night, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire.

  6. CBS News

    Gifford Fire in Santa Barbara County burns more than 60,000 acres, forces evacuations (opens CBS News)

    Published

    CBS News's feed description

    The blaze ignited Friday in the Los Padres National Forest, around 15 miles east of Santa Maria.

  7. Newsweek

    Gifford Fire live tracker maps as smoke reaches Las Vegas (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The Gifford fire quickly exploded to more than 65,000 acres in size, with experts warning of elevated fire weather conditions.

  8. KTVU San Francisco

    Gifford Fire explodes in Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo counties (opens KTVU San Francisco)

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    KTVU San Francisco's feed description

    The Gifford fire exploded overnight in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, Cal Fire said: As of Monday, it had burned nearly 70,000 acres and was only 3% contained.

  9. Newsweek

    Gifford fire updates: 3 injured, 450 homes at risk as blaze engulfs 100 sqm (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    At least three people have been injured and hundreds of homes and businesses are at risk in California as a massive wildfire spreads across the Los Padres National Forest. Follow Newsweek

  10. Nooz Hawk

    Gifford Fire Northeast of Santa Maria Grows to 65,000 Acres | Local News (opens Nooz Hawk)

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    Nooz Hawk's feed description

    The Gifford Fire, the largest blaze currently burning in California, has topped 65,000 acres as it continued to rage out of control 15 miles northeast of

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