‘The most frightening thing’: 10,000 homes evacuated as Sand fire rages in Santa Clarita Valley
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‘The most frightening thing’: 10,000 homes evacuated as Sand fire rages in Santa Clarita Valley

LA Times  

Wind-whipped flames raged overnight in the steep, rugged mountains of the Santa Clarita Valley, charring more than 33,000 acres and threatening thousands of homes. 21 / 76 Los Angeles County firefighter engineer Pat Hanrahan from Engine 208 works to put out a smoldering fire burning in equipment behind a home along Soledad Canyon Road near Acton on Monday. 38 / 76 A firefighter sets a backfire as the Sand fire burns out of control along Soledad Canyon Road near Acton on Sunday. 48 / 76 A firefighter sets backfires along a ridge as the Sand fire burns out of control along Soledad Canyon Road near Acton on Sunday. 56 / 76 A burned-out shell is all that remains of a home along Little Tujunga Canyon Road near Santa Clarita after the Sand fire swept through the area on Sunday.

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