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Carlsbad, California resident Greg Saska surveys his treasured adobe home that burned to the ground after wildfires spread across North San Diego County.
"I don't want to complain but I wish they had just made a little more effort to put the fire out," said Greg Saska who lost home to the fire.
Officials said a Carlsbad-area blaze was 60 percent contained and had burned 400 acres.
The wildfire destroyed an 18-unit condominium complex and four residences.
Some evacuation orders were being lifted in Carlsbad, but a major power outage and hotspots were still a concern.
Efforts were focusing on San Marcos, where hundreds of new evacuation orders were issued early Thursday.
"I hear there was a lot of other situations yesterday that were fire-hazardous and panic-stricken, therefore they were overburdened," said Saska. Surveying his home that he believes could have been saved if firemen stuck around.
More than 20,000 evacuation notices were sent to residents Wednesday, and a California State University campus with nearly 10,000 students in the middle of final exams was shut down. Graduation ceremonies were canceled.
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