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Fire Debris Clean-up Estimate Tops $3 billion 12-11-18 16:48 DC

State and Federal disaster officials today (Tuesday) said it will cost at least $3 billion to clear debris from 19,000 homes destroyed by the three California wildfires last month.

They say private contractors are likely to begin next month to remove debris from file burn scars in Butte, Ventura and Los Angeles counties. Most of the work will be done in Butte County and officials say cost overruns are likely.

The cost will exceed the $1.3 billion the Army Corps of Engineers spent on the 2017 fire clean-up. CalOES officials say the state will manage the cleanup.

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