Winds, heat hamper fight to contain Southwest wildfires

LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Fire crews hampered by wind gusts and dry conditions on Wednesday made slow gains battling dangerous forest and brush fires in the U.S. Southwest, including a wildfire in Nevada that doubled in size overnight and destroyed 17 buildings and two homes. Blazes in rugged, mountainous areas of Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah

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