Crews Halt Fast-Moving Brush Fire That Burned 2 Oakland Homes, Forced 500 Evacuations
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Crews Halt Fast-Moving Brush Fire That Burned 2 Oakland Homes, Forced 500 Evacuations

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING SAN FRANCISCO — A fast-moving fire fed by strong winds burned two homes Friday and damaged several others in a hillside neighborhood in the city of Oakland, where hundreds of people were ordered to evacuate before more than 100 firefighters stopped the progress of the flames, authorities said. Red flag warnings were also issued in parts of Southern California where another brush fire burned toward homes in the Rolling Heights area of Los Angeles County, the Los Angeles County Fire Department said. The National Weather Service issued red flag warnings for the valleys and mountains of Los Angeles County, portions of the Inland Empire, and the San Bernardino Mountains from Santa Anas, dry, warm and gusty northeast winds that blow from the interior of Southern California toward the coast and offshore The winds move in the opposite direction of the normal onshore flow that carries moist air from the Pacific into the region. Near sub-freezing temperatures are expected again Friday night into Saturday Wind sensors in two peaks west of Lake Tahoe registered 75 and 104 mph winds Friday with strong winds expected to continue through the night before tapering off Saturday morning, the National Weather Service said.

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Firefighters gain control over California wildfire, 100 structures destroyed
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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Firefighters gain control over California wildfire, 100 structures destroyed

India Today  

Southern California firefighters gained ground Saturday on a wildfire that has ravaged more than 100 structures as gusty winds subsided with favourable weather conditions expected through the weekend. Evacuation orders were downgraded to warnings for residents in several areas of Ventura County, where the Mountain Fire held at around 32 square miles and was 21 per cent contained, authorities said. …

Firefighters advance on destructive blaze in California, aided by slower winds
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Firefighters advance on destructive blaze in California, aided by slower winds

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Southern California firefighters gained ground Saturday on a wildfire that has ravaged more than 100 structures as gusty winds subsided with favorable weather conditions expected through the weekend. Evacuation orders were downgraded to warnings for residents in several areas of Ventura County, where the Mountain Fire held at around 32 square miles and was 21% contained, authorities …

Firefighters gain ground against devastating wildfire in Southern California that destroyed over 130 homes
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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Firefighters gain ground against devastating wildfire in Southern California that destroyed over 130 homes

Hindustan Times  

Southern California firefighters gained ground Friday against a wildfire that has destroyed at least 132 structures, mostly houses, as favorable conditions were expected to continue through the weekend after two days of dangerous gusty winds. "I don’t know what we’ll do.” Over three days, thousands of people were under evacuation orders as the fire threatened about 3,500 structures in suburban …

Southern California firefighters gain ground over wildfire thanks to decreased winds
2 months ago

Southern California firefighters gain ground over wildfire thanks to decreased winds

Associated Press  

CAMARILLO, Calif. — Southern California firefighters gained ground Friday against a wildfire that has destroyed at least 132 structures, mostly houses, as favorable conditions were expected to continue through the weekend after two days of dangerous gusty winds. “I don’t know what we’ll do.” Over three days, thousands of people were under evacuation orders as the fire threatened about 3,500 …

Thousands Ordered To Evacuate As Wind-Fed Wildfire Burns Homes In Southern California
2 months ago

Thousands Ordered To Evacuate As Wind-Fed Wildfire Burns Homes In Southern California

Huff Post  

Firefighters and sheriff's deputies push a vintage car away from a burning home as the Mountain Fire burns in Camarillo, Calif., on Nov. 6, 2024. David McNew via Getty Images Officials said they were using all resources, including water-dropping helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft dropping fire retardant, but it was still burning out of control Wednesday afternoon. Meanwhile to the south, …

Terrifying images show wildfire ravaging million-dollar California homes as thousands evacuate
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2 months ago

Terrifying images show wildfire ravaging million-dollar California homes as thousands evacuate

Daily Mail  

Powerful winds that fed into a fast-moving California wildfire have led to the evacuation of thousands as images show fierce flames ravaging homes. A mountain fire that was engulfed by powerful winds in California engulfed houses around Camarillo Over 14,000 people were contacted and urged to evacuate as live coal sp In a news conference Wednesday afternoon, Trevor Johnson, the …

Strong winds fuel rapid spread of wildfires in Southern California
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2 months ago

Strong winds fuel rapid spread of wildfires in Southern California

NPR  

Strong winds fuel rapid spread of wildfires in Southern California toggle caption Noah Berger/AP CAMARILLO, Calif. — A Southern California wildfire has destroyed 132 structures, mostly homes, in less than two days, fire officials said Thursday as raging winds were forecast to ease. Sponsor Message Some 10,000 people remained under evacuation orders Thursday as the Mountain Fire continued to threaten …

Thousands ordered to evacuate as powerful wind-fed wildfire burns homes in Southern California
2 months ago

Thousands ordered to evacuate as powerful wind-fed wildfire burns homes in Southern California

Associated Press  

CAMARILLO, Calif. — California was lashed by powerful winds Wednesday that fed a fast-moving wildfire, which destroyed dozens of homes and forced thousands of residents to flee as forecasters warned of the potential for “extreme and life-threatening” blazes. Meanwhile to the south, Los Angeles County Fire Department crews scrambled to contain a wildfire near Malibu’s Broad Beach as authorities briefly …

Thousands in Southern California told to evacuate as wind-fed wildfire spreads
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2 months ago

Thousands in Southern California told to evacuate as wind-fed wildfire spreads

NPR  

Thousands in Southern California told to evacuate as wind-fed wildfire spreads toggle caption Ethan Swope/FR171736 AP MOORPARK, Calif. — California was lashed by powerful winds Wednesday that fed a fast-moving wildfire, which destroyed dozens of homes and forced thousands of residents to flee as forecasters warned of the potential for “extreme and life-threatening” blazes. Meanwhile to the south, Los Angeles …

Calmer weather helps contain Oakland, California, fire that forced evacuations
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Calmer weather helps contain Oakland, California, fire that forced evacuations

The Independent  

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Firefighters battle 'diablo wind' to extinguish Oakland fire that burned 2 homes
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Firefighters battle 'diablo wind' to extinguish Oakland fire that burned 2 homes

The Independent  

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Fires spark across state as California heads into dangerous weekend of gusty, dry winds
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Fires spark across state as California heads into dangerous weekend of gusty, dry winds

LA Times  

Firefighters across the state were battling blazes Saturday in Oakland, Jurupa Valley, San Gabriel Canyon and Solano County amid a dangerous weekend of dry, gusty winds. According to a red-flag warning issued for Southern California, “if fire ignition occurs, conditions are favorable for rapid fire spread and extreme fire behavior which would threaten life and property.” In Northern and Central …

Wildfires in California have burned 1 million acres so far this year. Heat wave poses more risk
3 months, 1 week ago

Wildfires in California have burned 1 million acres so far this year. Heat wave poses more risk

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — The total acres burned in California this year surpassed 1 million as spiking temperatures Tuesday added to the challenges facing firefighters struggling to contain a stubborn blaze in the mountains northeast of Los Angeles that flared up over the weekend. Evacuation orders were expanded again Monday for remote communities northeast of Los Angeles as the Line Fire …

Favorable weather conditions help firefighters increase containment of three major wildfires
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Favorable weather conditions help firefighters increase containment of three major wildfires

LA Times  

The San Bernardino County fire captain looks over the charred landscape from the Bridge fire in Wrightwood earlier this month. Assisted by favorable weather conditions, firefighters continue to increase containment of three major Southern California wildfires that have burned more than 117,000 acres, destroyed 242 structures and led to 24 injuries. A late-summer heat wave fueled conditions for explosive growth, …

Crews slow progress of Sierra wildfire, but evacuations orders remain
4 months ago

Crews slow progress of Sierra wildfire, but evacuations orders remain

Associated Press  

Firefighters battling a California wildfire that has burned through more than 5 square miles of the high Sierra made significant progress slowing its growth on Wednesday, but hundreds of residents whose homes are threatened remained under evacuation orders. Greg Lowdermilk, a sections operation chief for the inter-agency team, said they were continuing to build new fire lines by hand and …

Firefighters significantly tame California’s fourth-largest wildfire on record
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Firefighters significantly tame California’s fourth-largest wildfire on record

Associated Press  

CHICO, Calif. — California’s largest wildfire this year has been significantly tamed as the state’s initially fierce fire season has, at least temporarily, fallen into a relative calm. The Park Fire was 53% contained Monday after scorching nearly 671 square miles in several northern counties, destroying 637 structures and damaging 49 as it became the state’s fourth-largest wildfire on record. …

Fast-moving Southern California wildfire torches hillside homes, forcing evacuations
5 months ago

Fast-moving Southern California wildfire torches hillside homes, forcing evacuations

Associated Press  

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — A fast-moving wildfire that swept into a Southern California hillside community this week destroyed five homes and damaged three others, authorities said Tuesday. The flames erupted Monday afternoon and chased residents from the neighborhood in San Bernardino, about 60 miles east of Los Angeles, One firefighter was treated for a minor injury but there were no …

Firefighters worry heat, thunderstorms could fuel the already massive Park fire
5 months, 1 week ago

Firefighters worry heat, thunderstorms could fuel the already massive Park fire

LA Times  

Firefighters douse hot spots from the Park fire along California Highway 36 near Dales on Monday. Firefighters battling to contain the raging Park fire in Northern California got a brief respite Friday morning thanks to low clouds and slightly lower temperatures that could help slow the spread of the fourth-largest wildfire in state history. By Friday morning, the Park fire …

Northern California’s Park fire expands with no end or relief in sight
5 months, 1 week ago

Northern California’s Park fire expands with no end or relief in sight

LA Times  

Seen in a long-exposure photograph, the Park fire burns along Highway 32 in the Forest Ranch community of Butte County, Calif., on Thursday. And here’s today’s e-newspaper California’s largest fire roars with no relief in sight A hillside burns as the Park Fire tears though the Cohasset community in Butte County, Calif., on Thursday, July 25, 2024. Path of destruction …

Wildfires plague the West amid a scorching heat wave and high winds
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Wildfires plague the West amid a scorching heat wave and high winds

Associated Press  

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — At least a half-dozen homes lay in ruins Monday after one of many dangerous wildfires in the West suddenly swept into a Southern California neighborhood during a blistering heat wave. The implosion of the plume sent winds of 50 mph in every direction, raising fears the fire would jump I-84, the Baker County Sheriff’s Office said in …

Wildfire destroys 13 homes in Northern California as heat wave is parked over the West
6 months ago

Wildfire destroys 13 homes in Northern California as heat wave is parked over the West

LA Times  

A firefighter keeps watch on advancing flames from the Lake fire in Los Olivos on Saturday. A wildfire that broke out near Oroville last week amid California’s record-breaking heat wave destroyed 13 homes and more than a dozen other buildings, state fire officials said. “The fire broke out on a day that was extremely hot, quite windy and the humidity …

California’s wildfires trigger evacuations, threaten homes amid heat wave
6 months ago

California’s wildfires trigger evacuations, threaten homes amid heat wave

LA Times  

Firefighters in California continued to battle several wildfires across the state on Monday, including one that threatened Neverland Ranch, the onetime home of pop star Michael Jackson, in the Santa Barbara County mountains. The Lake fire started Friday afternoon and by late Monday had grown to 21,763 acres in the western Los Padres National Forest, where it fed on grass, …

‘The situation is ripe’: California thrust into fire season amid gusty winds, low humidity
6 months, 3 weeks ago

‘The situation is ripe’: California thrust into fire season amid gusty winds, low humidity

LA Times  

Crews across California were battling a growing number of significant wildfires on Tuesday — including the 15,000-acre Post fire in Los Angeles County — and facing another day of gusty winds and low humidity that can easily spread flames onto tinder-dry fuel. “The situation is ripe for these brush fires,” said Jonathan Torres, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County …

Strong winds, steep terrain hamper crews battling Los Angeles area’s first major fire of the year
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Strong winds, steep terrain hamper crews battling Los Angeles area’s first major fire of the year

Associated Press  

GORMAN, Calif. — Strong winds pushed flames through dry brush in mountains along Interstate 5 north of Los Angeles on Sunday, and officials warned residents in the wildfire’s path to be prepared to leave if it explodes in size again. Los Angeles County’s first major wildfire of the year swiftly grew to nearly 23 square miles, one day after it …

Evacuations ordered after winds whip Northern California wildfire near site of 2022 deadly blaze
1 year, 4 months ago

Evacuations ordered after winds whip Northern California wildfire near site of 2022 deadly blaze

Associated Press  

HAMBURG, Calif. — Rural areas near California’s border with Oregon were under evacuation orders Wednesday after gusty winds from a thunderstorm sent a lightning-sparked wildfire racing through national forest lands, authorities said. The blaze in Siskiyou County, dubbed the Head Fire, was one of at least 20 fires — most of them tiny — that erupted in the Klamath National …

Erratic winds challenge firefighters battling two major California blazes
1 year, 5 months ago

Erratic winds challenge firefighters battling two major California blazes

Associated Press  

MOJAVE NATIONAL PRESERVE, Calif. — A massive wildfire burning out of control in California’s Mojave National Preserve was spreading rapidly amid erratic winds, while firefighters reported progress against another major blaze to the southwest that prompted evacuations. The York Fire that erupted Friday near the remote Caruthers Canyon area of the vast wildland preserve crossed the state line into Nevada …

Rain, snowfall reduce risk of wildfires in California
2 years, 2 months ago

Rain, snowfall reduce risk of wildfires in California

The Independent  

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A Northern California wildfire has injured several people and destroyed homes
2 years, 4 months ago

A Northern California wildfire has injured several people and destroyed homes

NPR  

A Northern California wildfire has injured several people and destroyed homes Enlarge this image toggle caption Hung T. Vu/The Record Searchlight via AP Hung T. Vu/The Record Searchlight via AP WEED, Calif. — Thousands of people remained under evacuation orders Saturday after a wind-whipped wildfire raged through rural Northern California, injuring people and torching an unknown number of homes. Allison …

Wildfire in Washington burns several homes, small town evacuated
2 years, 5 months ago

Wildfire in Washington burns several homes, small town evacuated

Al Jazeera  

A fast-moving fire burned six homes and eight structures before authorities ordered the town evacuated. A small town in the state of Washington was evacuated due to a fast-moving fire that burned a half-dozen homes, as crews in California made progress against the state’s deadliest and largest wildfire of the year. In Washington, the Adams County Sheriff’s Office said on …

US firefighters begin to slow huge California wildfire
2 years, 5 months ago

US firefighters begin to slow huge California wildfire

Al Jazeera  

Officials say Oak Fire, the most destructive blaze so far this fire season in California, is 10 percent contained. But firefighters have not seen more of that so-called spotting, Cal Fire spokesperson Natasha Fouts said on Monday from the incident command centre in Merced, about 210km inland from San Francisco. “What we’re seeing on this is very indicative of what …

Firefighters make progress coralling big California wildfire
3 years, 2 months ago

Firefighters make progress coralling big California wildfire

Associated Press  

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Firefighters reported significant progress in corralling a wildfire in Southern California coastal mountains on Friday. The Alisal Fire in the Santa Ynez Mountains west of Santa Barbara grew only slightly since Thursday morning to 26.4 square miles and containment of the blaze jumped to 41%, up from 5% 24 hours earlier. Elsewhere in California, gusty winds …

Rain helps in California fire fight, lightning sparks others
3 years, 3 months ago

Rain helps in California fire fight, lightning sparks others

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — Thunderstorms that dropped light rain gave some breathing room to crews struggling to quench California’s massive wildfires but lightning sparked several new blazes in the drought-stricken north, fire officials said. Fire officials said lightning strikes ignited at least 17 fires. Firefighters were diverted from the huge Caldor Fire south of Lake Tahoe to fight multiple overnight lightning …

California firefighters chase new fires ignited by lightning
3 years, 3 months ago

California firefighters chase new fires ignited by lightning

Associated Press  

SAN FRANCISCO — Firefighters scrambled Friday to quash fires ignited by lightning as thunderstorms with mostly small but welcome amounts of rain rumbled across drought-stricken Northern California, where forests have been burning for weeks. Firefighters were diverted from the huge Caldor Fire south of Lake Tahoe to fight multiple overnight lightning fires throughout El Dorado County, according to the local …

Official: Wildfire near Lake Tahoe largely kept from towns
3 years, 4 months ago

Official: Wildfire near Lake Tahoe largely kept from towns

Associated Press  

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — The huge wildfire near the Lake Tahoe resort region was about half contained Tuesday, with the head of California’s firefighting agency saying crews largely have been able to keep flames away from populated areas. “We’ve been able to herd these fires around and outside of the main community corridors,” California Department of Forestry and Fire …

Weather Change Helps Firefighters Battling California Wildfires, But Danger Hasn't Passed
3 years, 4 months ago

Weather Change Helps Firefighters Battling California Wildfires, But Danger Hasn't Passed

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — With winds finally turning in their favor, firefighters are throwing all their resources into boxing a California blaze that was scant miles from Lake Tahoe and neighboring Nevada. Fire crews from around the country have been fighting the Caldor Fire, which was just 23% contained after destroying at least 700 homes and …

High winds threaten spread of California’s Caldor Fire
3 years, 4 months ago

High winds threaten spread of California’s Caldor Fire

Al Jazeera  

The wildfire, which started on August 14, has scorched 808sq km in the Lake Tahoe area. High winds are threatening to exacerbate the Caldor Fire in California, a blaze that has already forced evacuations near Lake Tahoe and in the neighbouring state of Nevada. #CALDORFIRE pic.twitter.com/zQ11MfoRlk — Nick Vides August 31, 2021 Stephen Vollmer, a fire behaviour analyst for the …

Facts about the wildfire threatening Lake Tahoe communities
3 years, 4 months ago

Facts about the wildfire threatening Lake Tahoe communities

Associated Press  

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. — Facts about the wildfire threatening communities around Lake Tahoe at the California-Nevada border: — The Caldor Fire, named for the road where it started on Aug. 14 near the community of Grizzly Flats, about 35 miles from Lake Tahoe, had ballooned to about 300 square miles by Tuesday morning. The U.S. Army was also training …

Residents scramble to evacuate as wildfire approaches Lake Tahoe
3 years, 4 months ago

Residents scramble to evacuate as wildfire approaches Lake Tahoe

Al Jazeera  

The resort area is in the path of California’s Caldor Fire, which is raging due to strong winds and dry conditions. A huge firefighting force gathered Tuesday to defend Lake Tahoe from a raging wildfire that forced the evacuation of California communities on the south end of the alpine resort and put others across the state line in Nevada on …

‘We have been preparing for this’: Tahoe officials say they’re ready for wildfire
3 years, 4 months ago

‘We have been preparing for this’: Tahoe officials say they’re ready for wildfire

LA Times  

Two firefighters on the fringe of the Caldor fire burning near homes in South Lake Tahoe on Monday. “It is knocking on the door to the Lake Tahoe Basin.” The fire had grown to more than 190,000 acres Tuesday, with nearly 500 structures burned and 33,000 threatened. Strong winds helped fan the flames, with Newman reporting an “active fire front” …

Wildfire UPDATE: New round of winds fuel fury of Northern California
3 years, 4 months ago

Wildfire UPDATE: New round of winds fuel fury of Northern California

India TV News  

Crews were digging in and burning out fire lines amid another round of high winds that contributed to the fury to a Northern California wildfire. The highway was closed after debris from the blaze fell onto the roadway and because of red flag warnings for 20- to 30-mph winds that by Saturday evening “combined with continued extremely dry fuels will …

California’s largest fire torches homes as blazes batter US West
3 years, 5 months ago

California’s largest fire torches homes as blazes batter US West

Al Jazeera  

Flames racing through rugged terrain in Northern California destroyed multiple homes on Saturday as the state’s largest wildfire intensified and numerous other blazes battered the US West. Meanwhile, the nation’s largest wildfire, southern Oregon’s Bootleg fire, was nearly halfway surrounded on Saturday as more than 2,200 crew members worked to corral it in the heat and wind, fire officials said. …

California wildfires force more evacuations as crews rush to make progress before weather shift
3 years, 5 months ago

California wildfires force more evacuations as crews rush to make progress before weather shift

LA Times  

Crews were continuing to battle two massive wildfires in Northern California on Saturday, with more residents ordered to flee their homes. “This is more like what we would typically see in the late fall, at the end of the fire season before the rains come,” Matlow said. The Tamarack fire started in a rocky timber area, but as it moved …

Surging California wildfire prompts Nevada evacuations
3 years, 5 months ago

Surging California wildfire prompts Nevada evacuations

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Although there are no confirmed reports of building damage, …

California firefighters battle big wildfires in high heat
3 years, 6 months ago

California firefighters battle big wildfires in high heat

Associated Press  

REDDING, Calif. — Hundreds of firefighters worked Thursday in high heat to beat back three large wildfires in the forests of far Northern California, where the flames destroyed several homes and forced some communities to evacuate. “It is very hot and dry,” said Suzi Johnson, a Shasta-Trinity National Forest spokeswoman for the Salt Fire, which broke out Wednesday and grew …

California firefighters battle big wildfires in high heat
3 years, 6 months ago

California firefighters battle big wildfires in high heat

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Hundreds of firefighters worked Thursday …

California wildfires: Winds ease but fire danger remains ‘extreme’, forecasters warn
4 years, 1 month ago

California wildfires: Winds ease but fire danger remains ‘extreme’, forecasters warn

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Powerful winds that pushed wildfires …

California fires: Wildfires have burned an area almost the size of Connecticut
4 years, 3 months ago

California fires: Wildfires have burned an area almost the size of Connecticut

CNN  

CNN — Since the start of 2020, wildfires in California have burned over 3.2 million acres of land – an area almost the size of Connecticut. Noah Berger/AP An officer with Napa County Animal Control rescues a cat after the Glass Fire passed through Napa Valley, California, on September 28, 2020. Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images Flames from the Glass …

Detroit, Oregon ‘looks as though a bomb went off’ as fires continue to scorch the West Coast
4 years, 3 months ago

Detroit, Oregon ‘looks as though a bomb went off’ as fires continue to scorch the West Coast

CNN  

CNN — Wildfires scorching the West Coast have devastated the small city of Detroit, Oregon – located about 120 miles southeast of Portland – where a majority of the structures in the rural enclave have been flattened by fire. Noah Berger/AP An officer with Napa County Animal Control rescues a cat after the Glass Fire passed through Napa Valley, California, …

AP PHOTOS: Wildfires race through dry, windy California
4 years, 3 months ago

AP PHOTOS: Wildfires race through dry, windy California

Associated Press  

Over the last month, California wildfires have chased thousands of families from their homes, destroyed more than 3,600 buildings, blackened huge expanses of land and killed 12 people. In all, more than two dozen major fires are burning around the state, some of them among the largest in recent California history. Feeding off strong winds and dry brush, the fast-growing …

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