Fire Destroys Palm Forest
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TAPACHULA, Mexico — Fire tore through a palm tree plantation near the Guatemalan border, destroying 120,000 trees, which produce nuts used to make palm oil, and causing $3 million in damage before it was controlled Wednesday, officials said Thursday.
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