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Island Fire Threatens Historic Bridges | Mesa News
A wildfire raging near Walter’s Camp in California has scorched 3,400 acres and remains zero percent contained, fueled by dry brush and threatening critical infrastructure—including the collapse of the Island Unit Bridge on July 27th. With no evacuations ordered but warnings to stay away from the river, locals are reeling from the devastation, especially after last year’s destruction of the Oxbow Bridge, which left the Farmer’s Bridge as the only crossing for miles. Compounding the crisis, federal funding cuts have left the area without a local fire crew, and a rejected grant for rebuilding…
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