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Watch police race against time to save 60 animals from a shelter

The Nelson wildfire in California was threatening to burn the Solano County SPCA centre.

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Police took part in the rescue of 60 animals from a shelter under threat from a fire in California on Saturday.

In body camera footage released by Vacaville Police Department, officers can be seen running to and from the Solano County SPCA building, collecting animals from their cages.

Smoke from the fire looms in the background as the fire threatens to set the shelter on fire.

The California fire service said the Nelson fire has been brought under control after burning through more than 2,000 acres of land and destroying one property. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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