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A fire that has burned 3,100 acres of grass and timber and destroyed four buildings including two homes in Stillwater County was human-caused.

Fire Information Officer Jack de Golia said Wednesday he had no details on how the Saunders Fire was ignited, but received word from the Stillwater County Sheriff’s Office that human activity was responsible and that the investigation is continuing.

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A wildfire has destroyed more than 30 homes and buildings in and around Pioneertown, Calif., an Old West-themed town near Joshua Tree National Park.

The fire, which began as a lightning strike Sunday and hit the town Tuesday, made its way over 17,000 acres with the help of 20-mph winds, The Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday.