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Southwest Idaho fires

A fire burns close to several homes near Eagle, Idaho, on Wednesday, July, 28, 2010. (Shawn Raecke / Idaho Statesman)
A fire burns close to several homes near Eagle, Idaho, on Wednesday, July, 28, 2010. (Shawn Raecke / Idaho Statesman)

A fire burns close to several homes near Eagle, Idaho, on Wednesday, July, 28, 2010

BOISE — At least three homes were damaged and dozens more evacuated Wednesday as a wind-whipped grassfire northwest of Idaho’s capital city expanded to thousands of acres and threatened rural subdivisions. No injuries were reported.

Firefighting planes, water bucket-wielding helicopters and about 50 fire trucks, engines, water tenders, brush rigs and bulldozers were dispatched to the site about 15 miles northwest of Boise. More than 300 firefighters from multiple agencies combined to fight the blaze. Read more.

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