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Associated Press - July 30, 2010 6:34 PM ET
PALMDALE, Calif. (AP) - A huge wildfire burning in the high desert wilderness north of Los Angeles has jumped the California Aqueduct and is making a run at a subdivision on the edge of the city of Palmdale.
Winds apparently carried embers across the wide concrete channel Friday afternoon and flames rapidly spread to the backyard fences of a modern homes.
Helicopters have been dipping buckets into the aqueduct to make rapid water drops. No homes appear to have been damaged. Numerous fire engines are in the area.
The fire has burned more than 12 square miles since erupting Thursday afternoon.
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