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Fire Engulfs 500-Year-Old Doerner Fir, One of the Tallest Trees in the World

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Source: Los Angeles Times
Fire Engulfs 500-Year-Old Doerner Fir, One of the Tallest Trees in the World
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A fire has been burning for nearly a week in the Doerner Fir, one of the world's tallest trees in Oregon, with firefighters unable to extinguish a hot spot about 280 feet up on the tree's side, and the cause remains under investigation.

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