CASTAIC AREA REOPENS TO PUBLIC.Byline: Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Swimmers and campers returned Thursday to a recreation area that firefighters used as a staging area staging area n. A place where troops or equipment in transit are assembled and processed, as before a military operation. Noun 1. for battling a 21,500-acre fire north of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . Bob Davidson of Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, was one of the first to enter the Castaic Lake Recreation Area when it reopened. The lake was closed to the public for more than a week during the fire. ``You'd think the fish would be crazy, hungry as heck, but they're not,'' said Davidson, who was among a handful of people on the lake in fishing boats. He said he wasn't complaining, he was glad to be able to fish again. The Castaic fire started Aug. 26 and was surrounded Monday evening. No date was estimated for control of the fire. More than 2,000 firefighters were on the fire line at the height of the blaze. On Thursday, about 130 remained in the area on mop-up duty. A 15-year-old boy has pleaded not guilty to starting the fire. Closing the Castaic Lake Recreation Area cost some businesses thousands of dollars, while others said they survived by selling goods to weary firefighters. Meanwhile, a 59,000-acre fire near Yosemite National Park Yosemite National Park (yōsĕm`ĭtē), 761,266 acres (308,205 hectares), E central Calif.; est. 1890 as a result of the efforts of conservationist John Muir. Located in the Sierra Nevada, it is a glacier-scoured area of great beauty; Mt. was surrounded Wednesday evening. It began Aug. 14. |
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