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Flames consume a home as the Sugar Fire, part of the Beckwourth Complex Fire, tears through Doyle, Calif., on Saturday, July 10, 2021. Pushed by heavy winds amid a heat wave, the fire came out of the hills and destroyed multiple residences in central Doyle. Photo: AP via UNB
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Wildfires rage as US West grapples with heat wave, drought

On Sunday, firefighters working in temperatures that topped 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 Celsius) were able to gain some ground on the Beckwourth Complex, increasing containment to 23%

A health care professional walks past an ambulance during the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, US, November 13, 2020. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri
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