Calif. fire started as `controlled burn`

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ANAHEIM, CA, United States (UPI) -- A southern California brushfire that has destroyed 6,500 acres of land was started last week by a U.S. Forest Service controlled burn in Orange County.

By Tuesday night, 950 firefighters had only contained about 10 percent of the fire, which has forced the evacuation of more than 2,000 homes, The Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday.

U.S. Forest Service Chief Richard Hawkins apologized and said future controlled burns in the Cleveland National Forest would be put on hold until an investigation was completed.

'I am very regretful of the situation I find myself in tonight,' Hawkins said. 'The fact that nobody`s home burned down and no one`s been killed, that`s a godsend.

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