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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- The number of acres burned by forest fires in Virginia jumped by 130 percent in 2008, despite a drop in the number of blazes.
The Virginia Department of Forestry said Tuesday that 1,322 forest fires were reported last year, down 12.4 percent from 2007.
But the number of acres burned increased from 11,200 to 25,704 during the period.
The agency says the worst day was Feb. 10, 2008, when 354 fires burned more than 16,000 acres.
Forest fires also damaged 16 homes last year. Virginia's spring forest fire season begins Feb. 15.
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