A firefighting helicopter drops water on a hot spot near Santa Barbara, Calif., Friday, May 8, 2009. A wildfire raging along mountain slopes burned more houses Friday as it expanded along a five-mile front above normally serene coastal communities where more than 30,000 people have been forced from their homes (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

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More than 30,000 ordered to flee wildfire

• By ncs-import
• May 9, 2009