The State - News from Aug. 1, 1989

Blazes whipped by hot, dry winds have destroyed nearly 20,000 acres of forest and brushland in California, fire officials said. One of the worst of the fires, an 11,700-acre blaze about 45 miles northeast of Fresno in the central Sierra Nevada foothills, was nearly contained. The arson-caused fire destroyed seven houses and forced about 2,500 people from their homes for a time. A 5,700-acre wildfire in the Cleveland National Forest continued to burn out of control in a remote area of San Diego County. About 900 firefighters saved 13 homes and structures.