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Gusty Santa Ana winds spread the Highland Fire over 3.5 square miles of brushy hills near the Riverside County hamlet of Aguanga after it broke out Monday afternoon.
"Hundreds of firefighters aided by aircraft on Tuesday battled a wind-driven wildfire that damaged or destroyed at least nine buildings in rural Southern California and prompted authorities to order 4,000 residents to evacuate."