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8B Daily News – Monday, September 12, 2011 Lightning sparks wildfires throughout Kern Co. BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (AP) — Wildfires sparked by lightning strikes burned Sunday near homes in areas of central California, causing some residents to flee some moun- tain communities. Over 25,000 acres, or nearly 40 square miles, have burned across Kern County since early Saturday, according to County Fire Depart- ment spokesman Dustin Allegranza. Crews were focusing on one major fire plus two fire complexes, made up of about eight smaller blazes. The Milano Fire in a rural area near Walker Basin consumed 10,000 acres and moved into the Sequoia National Forest, Allegranza said. There is no containment. A fire in the Keene Complex southeast of Bakersfield was threat- ening numerous structures. Residents in the communities of Keene, Hart Flat, Bear Valley, Golden Hills and Stallion Springs were being told that evacuations were recommended. Some people have decided to leave, Allegranza said. There was no containment of the Keene Complex fires. The other, the Comanche Com- plex, burned over 15,000 acres south- west of Bakersfield near the city of Arvin. Two of those fires were fully surrounded, one was 90 percent con- tained, one was 30 percent contained and one had no containment. Lightning strikes also sparked about a dozen small fires in Northern California, including several in the San Francisco Bay area. A blaze near Contra Costa County's Mt. Diablo consumed about six acres of brush. No homes were threatened and no injuries were reported. Nate weakens to tropical depression Win WinWin Win You could $100* Just for sharing your local shopping and media preferences! Take the Pulse Research survey online only at: www.pulseresearch.com/redbluffdailynews Do it today – Survey will end when enough surveys are completed. *$100 gift certificates will be awarded to four individuals selected at random from among those completing the survey. 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The Mexican navy said Friday night that sailors had reached the 94-foot (29-meter), 185-ton Trini- ty II but found no crew. Geokinetics spokes- woman Brenda Taquino said the life raft was a sealed capsule containing enough food and water to last several days, but there was no way to communi- cate with it. On Sunday evening, Nate's center was located about 30 miles (50 kilo- meters) south-southwest of Tuxpan, Mexico and was moving west-north- west at 8 mph (13 kph). In the Caribbean on Sunday, Tropical Storm Maria was centered about 105 miles (170 kilome- ters) northeast of San Juan, Puerto Rico, with winds that had strength- ened to 60 mph (95 kph), the Hurricane Center said. It was moving northwest at about 10 mph (17 kph), toward the open Atlantic. There were no coastal watches or warnings in effect, the center said. Thank You for Supporting the 275 C St. / Tehama