Fire burns 88.8 acres west of Taft

For the second time in less than a month, air tankers and water-dropping helicopters flew through the skies west of Taft.

Monday afternoon, it was for a fire that burned almost 90 acres on the south side of Highway 33 and briefly threatened some residences on the western edge of town.

The North Fire broke out at 4:21 p.m. on the south side of Highway 33 about a half-mile west of the Caltrans maintenance yard…

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