Word: madera
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...decided to dig in and turn back the fire along two mountain-ridge roads. More than 150 fire engines and crews numbering in the hundreds lined the paths. "This is where m we're staying put, we hope," said Tim Exline, acting fire chief of the town of Corte Madera in Northern California's Marin County. "We're going to make a helluva stand." Home after home was saved during the night. Said one man whose house remained standing: "Have you ever heard a tree explode? It's like a bullwhip. I was scared to death...