Price tag exceeds $53M for California wildfire
Source: AP-Excite
PLACERVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A huge wildfire in northeast California has run up a firefighting tab in excess of $50 million and become the second priciest blaze in the state this year, officials said.
The King Fire east of Sacramento has cost some $53 million to fight since it began nearly two weeks ago, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection spokesman Daniel Berlant said.
"It takes a lot of resources to fight a fire of this magnitude," Berlant said. "Protecting those people and their property is a huge priority for us. So, until we get a good amount of containment, we will have enough crews assigned until we can stop this blaze."
The figure ranks behind the $86 million that has been spent to tame a still-burning fire in Klamath National Forest along the California-Oregon border.
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In this aerial photo, smoke hovers above the city of Reno, Nev. Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2014. Crews in California have been fighting the King Fire, east of Sacramento, which is threatening thousands of homes and prompting "dense smoke advisories" across the region. (AP Photo/Martha Irvine)
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