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Wildfire in California desert 62 percent contained, no structures threatened

PALMDALE, Calif. -- A wildfire smoldered in the high desert north of Los Angeles on Saturday, spewing plumes of thick smoke into a nearby town as hundreds of firefighters worked to contain the 2-day-old blaze.

The fire has charred nearly 22 square miles of brush in the Antelope Valley. It was 62 percent contained Saturday afternoon and no structures were threatened, said Los Angeles County Fire Capt. Sam Padilla.

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