Los Angeles City Fire Chief Bill Wicks holds the scorched American flag rescued by firefighters before presenting it to the manager of the Oakridge mobile home community following a wildfire which destroyed hundreds of homes in the Sylmar area of Los Angeles November 16, 2008. Fires raged for the fourth day around Southern California on Sunday but firefighters hoped lighter winds would help them combat blazes that have destroyed more than 800 houses, from mobile homes to multimillion-dollar mansions, and forced some 50,000 people to flee the flames. REUTERS/Phil McCarten (UNITED STATES)
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