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California company: Machine failure may have caused wildfire

An air tank drops retardant on a wildfire burning on a hillside Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, near Hemet, Calif. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu) Hand crew members walk in a line to battle a wildfire Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, near Hemet, Calif. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu) Wind whips embers from a burning tree during a wildfire Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, near Hemet, Calif. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu) An air tank prepares to drop retardant on a wildfire burning on a hillside, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, near Hemet, Calif. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu) An air tank drops retardant on a wildfire burning on a hillside Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, near Hemet, Calif. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu) An air tank drops retardant on a wildfire burning on a hillside, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, near Hemet, Calif. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu) An air tank drops retardant on a wildfire burning on a hillside, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, near Hemet, Calif. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu) A helicopter drops water on a wildfire burning on a hillside, Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2022, near Hemet, Calif. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)