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Despite all the property damage, ABC anchor Charles Gibson found the death toll "heartening" compared with the 22 who were killed in the similar Cedar Fire four years ago. So far six people are known dead, but Gibson stated that only one death was "as direct result of fire." He credited the Reverse 911 for the safe mandatory evacuation--"a kind a telemarketing system for lifesavers. Authorities can program it to alert entire communities at once." On CBS, CNN's in-house physician Sanjay Gupta cautioned that hospitals may be undercounting burn injuries. Trauma Center doctors are worried that "there are a lot of undocumented workers out there who are just fearful to come to emergency rooms and may not be seeking care." The other health danger from the fires is lung damage: CBS' Sandra Hughes warned about "soot, chemical irritants and particles so tiny that they are inhaled deep into the lungs." Los Angeles residents have been instructed not to exercise outdoors and when they do go outside to wear a mask.
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