Original sentence: A more recent study casts doubt on the accuracy of the original account, documenting exaggeration and error in historical newspaper reports concerning the 1889 wildfire in southern California.According to contemporary accounts, the fire burned an estimated 800,000 acres (3,200 km²) in San Diego County and Orange County during the last week of September, 1889.Assistant District Forester (USFS), L.Barrett, who wrote a 1935 report on California wildfires, said of it:  "I was living in Orange County at the time and well remember the great fire reported herein from September 24 to 26
Edited sentence: A more recent study casts much doubt on the accuracy of this account, and wikipedia entry, documenting exaggeration and error in historical newspaper reports concerning the 1889 wildfire in southern California.According to Assistant District Forester (USFS), L.Barrett, who wrote a 1935 report on California wildfires, "I was living in Orange County at the time and well remember the great fire reported herein from September 24 to 26.The fire burned an estimated 800,000 acres (3,200 km²) in San Diego County and Orange County during the last week of September, 1889.see article at