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The Ranch Fire spots out ahead of the main fire in Spring Valley, Calif., burning two homes, Monday, Aug. 6, 2018, during the battle to stop the spread of the massive fire in Lake County. (Kent Porter/The Press Democrat via AP)

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Firefighters struggled against rugged terrain, high winds and an August heat wave Tuesday to slow the spread of the biggest wildfire ever recorded in California, an inferno that exploded to be nearly the size of Los Angeles in just 11 days.

By PAUL ELIAS, Associated Press August 7, 2018