LOADING ERROR LOADING Wildfires continued to blaze Thursday across the Los Angeles area in Southern California, killing at least five people and destroying numerous homes, schools and commercial buildings. The widespread fires — which have consumed an area nearly the size of the entire city of San Francisco — have led to some 130,000 people being put under evacuation orders. …
HONOLULU — Wildfires in Hawaii fanned by strong winds burned multiple structures, forced evacuations and caused power outages in several communities late Tuesday as firefighters struggled to reach some areas that were cut off by downed trees and power lines. Because of the wind gusts, helicopters weren’t able to dump water on the fires from the sky — or gauge …