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SAN DIEGO - One firefighter was killed and three were injured while battling the largest blaze in Southern California on Wednesday, authorities said. AP Photo It was the first firefighter death in the outbreak of fires that have ravaged Southern California this week. Eighteen people have now died in the fires, many of them trying to escape the flames. The firefighter died while battling the Cedar Fire in San Diego County — the largest and deadliest blaze in California. It has burned more than 230,000 acres and nearly 1,100 homes. One of the firefighters was believed to have suffered critical injuries; the other two were said to have minor injuries. California Department of Forestry spokesman Dave Wheeler said the firefighters were near a group of buildings near Wynola, a town a few miles northwest of Julian. All were taken to the University of California, San Diego Medical Center. Hundreds of firefighters have converged on Julian in the past 24 hours to make a stand against the Cedar Fire. BAGHDAD, Iraq - Insurgents destroyed an American tank north of Baghdad, killing two U.S. soldiers, and wounded seven Ukrainians in the first ambush against the multinational force patrolling central Iraq (news - web sites), officials said Wednesday. The attacks were part of a dramatic upsurge in recent days. AP Photo AP Photo Slideshow: Iraq Latest headlines: · Red Cross to Stay in Iraq, but Cuts Staff AP - 4 minutes ago · Lawmakers seek Tenet testimony, better CIA cooperation in Iraq probe AFP - 8 minutes ago · Rich Nations Called on to Ease Iraq Debt AP - 16 minutes ago Special Coverage U.S. policy in Iraq suffered another setback when the international Red Cross announced it was reducing its international staff in the country, two days after a deadly suicide car bombing at its Baghdad headquarters. The humanitarian group Medecins Sans Frontieres, or Doctors Without Borders (news - web sites), also announced it had pulled out workers. Secretary of State Colin Powell (news - web sites) had urged the Red Cross and other nongovernment organizations to stay in Iraq because "if they are driven out, then the terrorists win." The Iraqi Governing Council blamed the upsurge on foreign fighters.
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