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September 30, 2020 | 3:34 p.m. PDT
CAL FIRE reports that two firefighters deployed fire shelters at the Glass Fire September 27, 2020. The individuals were not injured, but several transport support vehicles were damaged.
The fire has burned over 50,000 acres in California’s North Bay near Santa Rosa and Calistoga.
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