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1,600 homes evacuated as Idaho wildfire grows Aug 18th 2013, 00:37 BOISE, Idaho—A wind-driven wildfire burned its way through sage and pine trees near the Idaho mountain resort community of Sun Valley as sheriff's deputies expanded evacuation orders to 1,600 homes.   The Beaver Creek Fire grew by 15 square miles (39 million square kilometers) Friday night and early Saturday to more than 144 square miles (373 million square kilometers).   The evacuation orders included homes in drainages and foothills west of the towns of Hailey and extending to north of Ketchum in central Idaho. Flames also crept closer to the Sun Valley Resort.   State and federal firefighters were working to get the blaze under control and protec... Keep on reading: 1,600 homes evacuated as Idaho wildfire grows Media files: idaho-wildfire.jpg (image/jpeg)

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