Bay Area residents faced a hazy week as more than a thousand fires raged throughout Northern and Central California. The smoky conditions prompted health officials to advise residents, particularly children and seniors, to stay indoors. Last weekend, a dry lightening storm sparked fires in forests and grasslands already parched from one of the driest years on record. The fires, the largest in Monterey and Mendocino counties, have scorched tens of thousands of acres and forced some residents from their homes. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger called in the National Guard, which was joined by crews from Oregon and Nevada to fight the fires. California could see more electrical storms this weekend.
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Tom Vacar.
Airdate: 6-27-08
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