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Nov 21, 2008 5:22 pm US/Pacific

Yorba Linda Homes Burned Because Of Lack Of Water

YORBA LINDA, Calif. (AP) ― Orange County firefighters say a lack of water in hydrants in an upscale neighborhood prevented them from saving at least three homes during last weekend's wildfire.

Battalion Chief Kris Concepcion said on Friday that firefighters had to retreat from the upper elevations of a Yorba Linda neighborhood after no water came out of the hydrants during the blaze.

Concepcion says firefighters estimate at least three of the 19 homes damaged or destroyed in Hidden Hills Estates could have been saved.

He did not know the reason for the lack of water.

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