>http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21436901/
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>The smoke and ash is really bad. In every direction there are plumes of smoke rising.
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>I spoke with a guy yesteday who's parents lived in Fallbrook. Past tense. If you find Oceanside on the map and zoom in twice, Fallbrook is north-east of Oceanside. They don't show a marker on the map for a fire there, but there's a huge fire there that destroyed the town. May ppl lost all.
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>I live in Murrieta, due north of Fallbrook. Fire burning there too, although there is a bigger one burning southeast near Pala.
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>There's also a fire burning due east of Murrieta near the intersection of the 79/371. Again, no marker on the map.
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>I'll keep everyone posted.

Maybe a dumb question, but what actually starts these wildfires? Lightnight strikes, cigarette butts, careless burning? I'll assume there were several start points.