Thursday, 31 October 2019

California: San Bernardino fire adds to ring of blazes around Los Angeles

  • Southern California remains at extreme risk of fires starting
  • In wine country, firefighters gained ground against the Kincade fire, the largest burning in the state

New blazes in southern California on Thursday burned homes and forced residents to flee, as strong Santa Ana winds of up to 60mph fueled a ring of wildfires around the Los Angeles area.

In San Bernardino, a city of just over 200,000 people, a new wildfire that broke out in the early hours of Thursday torched several homes and forced evacuations. Less than 20 miles away in Riverside county, evacuations were issued after a fire in the city of Jurupa Valley started shortly after midnight, spreading to 300 acres.

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