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Firefighters and workers at a Rockville, Maryland, research lab underwent decontamination after being exposed to smoke from a sterilization machine that caught fire Thursday morning, authorities say.

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), which lies at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains just north of Los Angeles, has been temporarily shuttered due to the Eaton fire, which is raging nearby.

"No fire damage so far (some wind damage) but it is very close to the lab. Hundreds of JPLers have been evacuated from their homes & many have lost homes." An approaching wildfire has forced the ...