The Year in Pictures 2003

A firefighter retreats from a burning home in San Diego while battling one of the worst natural disasters in California's history
SEAN M. HAFFEY / SAN DIEGO TRIBUNE / ZUMA PRESS

Blazing California
Firefighter Eric Brue retreated from a burning home in San Diego in October while battling one of the worst natural disasters in California's history. An arc of blazes stretched from the northwest suburbs of Los Angeles to Mexico

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