LOS ANGELES (AP) — Firefighters continued to build containment around several destructive wildfires burning in California on Sunday, though one stubborn blaze in the northern part of the state grew significantly and crossed the border into Oregon. The blaze on the California-Oregon state line known as the Klamathon Fire grew to 48 square miles and leapt into Oregon overnight Saturday into Sunday.
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