In addition to dangerously dry conditions, the region faces firefighting staffing that is increasingly stretched thin, said Lyn Sieliet, spokeswoman for the San Bernardino National Forest. But the blaze was worrying because Southern California’s high fire season typically comes later in the year when strong, dry Santa Ana winds blast out of the interior and flow toward the coast.Īfter a few cooler days, California’s southern region was expected to experience a return of hot weather into the weekend that could boost wildfire risks. Crews used shovels and bulldozers and mounted an air attack to keep the South Fire from the tiny communities of Lytle Creek and Scotland.Ībout 600 homes and other buildings were threatened by the blaze along with power transmission lines and 1,000 residents were under evacuation orders.īy nightfall, firefighters appeared to have gained the upper hand and few flames were seen. The fire in San Bernardino County erupted Wednesday afternoon, quickly burned several hundred acres and damaged or destroyed at least a dozen homes and outbuildings in the foothills northeast of Los Angeles, fire officials said. A wildfire that burned several homes in the Lytle Creek area north of Fontana may signal that the region is facing the same dangers that have scorched Northern California.
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