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After three days of continuous firefighting, crews had the Saddleridge Fire 41% contained Sunday morning as winds slowed down in the San Fernando Valley, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
The blaze scorched 7,965 acres, or 12.4 square miles of land, damaged or destroyed 32 structures, blanketed neighborhoods with thick smoke and forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of people.
One Porter Ranch man who tried to douse the flames with a garden hose died of a heart attack Friday. Two firefighters were injured, one of them reporting a minor eye injury, according to an LAFD report.

