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September 3, 2009

World's biggest fire extinguisher deployed to L.A.

Posted: 09:36 AM ET
American Morning - amFIX
Filed under: Weather

The biggest fire extinguisher in the world – a converted 747 – is now helping firefighters push back the flames north of Los Angeles.

The deadly Station fire is now burning into more remote areas of the Angeles National Forest. Firefighters say containment's at 28 percent but they're still worried the flames could spread to communities like Pasadena and Arcadia. CNN's Rob Marciano reports.


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