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Rising number of U.S. homes at risk from wildfires -report

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Rising number of U.S. homes at risk from wildfires -report

Shasta County firefighters Zach Lacy (L) and Bob Baker spray water on a home burnt by the Clover Fire in Happy Valley, California
September 10, 2013.
REUTERS/Max Whittaker

Laura Zuckerman
Thu Oct 10, 2013 10:09pm EDT

(Reuters) -
The number of homes at risk from wildfires in western U.S. states jumped 62 percent in the past year as more properties were developed in fire-prone areas, according to a report released on Thursday.

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