Firefighters battle huge blaze near Los Angeles as winds pick up
Firefighters are battling a fast-moving blaze in southern California that has swelled over the past day, with authorities warning that Thursday is "the period of greatest concern". The Hughes fire, about 45 miles (72 km) north of Los Angeles,
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The fire was reported around 2:20 p.m. Thursday in the Otay Mountains of San Diego's South Bay near the border.
A wildfire erupted several miles north of the U.S.- Mexico border in the San Diego area Thursday, quickly blackening scores of open acres.
As the number killed rises to 24, the Pasadena fire chief, Chad Augustin, says the fight is at a "fork in the road".
A fast-moving wildfire erupted several miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border in the San Diego area today, blackening hundreds of open acres as ground and airborne crews worked to quell the flames amid ...
As this happens, another Santa Ana event will be triggered ... If the storm sets up farther south-over northwest Mexico-a similar high-velocity wind event, like that of last week, may unfold.
The strong Santa Ana winds have helped push the deadly blazes through the Los ... Since the fires broke out last week, ...
Strong Santa Ana winds, a dry winter and low humidity are ... over the Great Basin combined with a storm in northwestern Mexico has created the conditions for strong winds over Southern ...
Winds are expected to pick up later ... weather watch for another 1 million south to the Mexico border from Monday through Wednesday. Santa Ana winds are expected to grow Saturday evening ...
Gusts of up to 70 mph are possible along the coast and valleys, and in the mountains, up to 100 mph, the National Weather ...
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