Fire officials are battling a wildfire fueled by gusty Santa Ana winds that's ripping through rural land southeast of Los Angeles, forcing about 4,000 people from their homes
A wildfire fueled by gusty Santa Ana winds ripped through rural land southeast of Los Angeles on Monday, forcing about 4,000 people from their homes, fire authorities said. The so-called Highland Fire erupted at about 12:45 p.m. in dry, brushy hills near the unincorporated Riverside County hamlet of Aguanga. As of late Monday night, it had spread over about 2 square miles of land, fire spokesman Jeff LaRusso said. About 1,300 homes and 4,000 residents were under evacuation orders, he said.
The winds were expected to ease somewhat overnight and fire crews would attempt to box in the blaze, LaRusso said. But, he added: “Wind trumps everything. Hopefully the forecast holds.” A large air tanker, bulldozers and other resources were called in to fight the fire, one of the few large and active blazes to have erupted so far in California's year-round fire season, LaRusso said. Southern California was seeing its first significant Santa Ana wind condition.
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