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Wildfire breaks out in Cleveland National Forest near Lake Henshaw

A wildfire spread through Cleveland National Forest near Lake Henshaw on Friday, blackening scores of acres but posing no immediate threats to populated areas as ground and airborne crews worked to subdue the flames.The blaze erupted about 1:30 p.m. Friday off the 25700 block of East Grade Road, north of state Route 76 and west of SR-79, according to Cal Fire.Ground crews and personnel aboard air tankers and water-dropping helicopters attacked the flames, which were moving to the northeast, federal forestry officials reported.As of 4 p.m., the burn area had grown to about 80 acres, according to the nonprofit wildfire-information service Watch Duty.It was not immediately clear what sparked the blaze.

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