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May 24, 2008 3:52 pm US/Pacific

Santa Cruz Wildfire Grows To 3,400 Acres

GILROY (AP) ―

Click to enlarge 1 of 9: The Summit Fire burned into the darkness, with only 15 percent contained as of Thursday night.
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Click to enlarge 2 of 9: A destroyed house is seen near Corralitos, Calif., Thursday, May 22, 2008 from the wind-whipped wildfire burning out of control.
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Click to enlarge 3 of 9: Mostly ashes remain after the Summit fire destroyed this house near Corralitos, Calif., Thursday, May 22, 2008.
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Click to enlarge 4 of 9: The fire destroyed this house near Corralitos, Calif., Thursday, May 22, 2008.
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Click to enlarge 5 of 9: A fireman looks at a home destroyed by fire near Corralitos, Calif., Thursday, May 22, 2008.
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Click to enlarge 6 of 9: Calif. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, right, is given a briefing on the fire by Cal Fire chief and fire incident commander Joe Waterman, left, of Lassen, Calif., at a fire command post in Gilroy.
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Click to enlarge 7 of 9: Eric Limones of the South Santa Clara Fire District fights a wildfire as it approaches a home.
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Click to enlarge 8 of 9: Eric Limones of the South Santa Clara Fire District fights a wildfire as it approaches a home in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
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Click to enlarge 9 of 9: Capt. Jason Falarski, of the Santa Clara Couny fire dept., fights a wildfire as it approaches a home.
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Firefighters are taking advantage of cooler temperatures and calmer winds today as they battle a persistent wildfire in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

The fire that started Thursday morning has burned centuries-old redwood forests, displaced hundreds of residents and destroyed at least 17 homes.

Fire officials say the blaze has grown to about 3,400 acres and jumped over the Santa Cruz County line into Uvas Canyon County Park in Santa Clara County early this morning.

The blaze is about 25 percent contained and is expected to grow to 4,000 acres before it's brought under control over the next week.

One firefighter suffered minor heat-related injuries.

The fire has destroyed 28 structures, and another 550 buildings are threatened in the mountainous region about 15 miles south of San Jose.

Smoke from the wildfire left a haze over the San Francisco Bay area that is expected to linger through the three-day Memorial Day weekend.

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