GRIFFITH PARK FIRE: ONE YEAR LATER OUT OF THE ASHES BEAUTY: FLOWERS BLOOM PROFUSELY AS NATURE CUTS ESTIMATED RECOVERY COSTS.(News) From: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) | Date: May 9, 2008 | COPYRIGHT 2008 Daily News. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Dana Bartholomew

Staff Writer

GRIFFITH PARK -- A year ago Thursday, a dragon breathed fire across Griffith Park, charring more than one-fifth of the nation's largest urban wildland.

But what turned out to be the largest blaze in park history has now bloomed into one of the city's most fiery wildflower spectacles.

"The fire blackened more than 1,000 acres. Now it's unbelievable," said Los Angeles City Councilman Tom LaBonge, who ...

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