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In this task, given a sentence in the Chinese language, your task is to convert it into the English language.

2004年4月，那里的士兵逮捕了一名16岁的巴勒斯坦人，他身上绑着一枚自杀式炸弹。
Solution: In April 2004, soldiers there arrested a 16-year-old, also Palestinian, with a suicide bomb strapped to his body.
Why? The above sentence is correctly translated from Chinese to English

New input: 大火在洛斯帕德雷斯国家森林中持续燃烧，从7月4日开始，已经烧毁了24万英亩的土地。
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Show your work and conclude with the exact phrasing "Therefore, the final answer is [answer]." where [answer] is just the final number or expression that solves the problem.
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The fire is continuing to burn through the Los Padres National Forest, and has consumed a total of 240,000 acres, having started on July 4.