WORLDJun 10 · 10:00 UTCLA TIMES CALIFORNIAGrace Toohey

Wildfire almost destroyed a pristine California island. Inside the fight to save this ecological oasis

Firefighters have contained an 18,379-acre wildfire on Santa Rosa Island, a pristine California island, and are now assessing the damage caused by the blaze.

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