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 AVALON, Calif. (AP) - A wind-driven wildfire threatened Santa Catalina Island's main city Thursday, and residents and visitors were urged to leave the resort isle more than 20 miles off Southern California.
Flames towered at the edge of Avalon at dusk as hundreds of people lined up at its harbor to board a ferry back to the mainland. Many covered their faces with towels and bandanas as ashes fell.
"The city is threatened right now," Los Angeles County fire Capt. Ron Haralson said.
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