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July 1, 2010 - 4:40 pm

A wildfire burned more than 600 acres, 10 homes and other out-buildings and the Warm Springs Ranch once owned by Howard Hughes Thursday in Moapa, a forestry official said. Fire crews battled the blaze from the ground and air, bringing it under control by evening.

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