Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/firefighters-make-new-headway-on-massive-california-blaze Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Transcript Residents across several neighborhoods in Southern California returned home Wednesday as firefighters gained on a powerful wildfire. Jeffrey Kaye reports. Read the Full Transcript Notice: Transcripts are machine and human generated and lightly edited for accuracy. They may contain errors. JIM LEHRER: There was some good news today about the Southern California fires. Officials said substantial progress was made against a giant blaze outside Los Angeles, and investigators issued their first statement on what caused the fire.NewsHour special correspondent Jeffrey Kaye has our lead story report. JEFFREY KAYE: Cooler temperatures and humidity ruled the day, helping fire crews gain ground in a battle that began eight days ago. Officials reported making headway against the giant Station fire in the Angeles National Forest from Acton in the north down to Altadena in the southwest.The big blaze had scorched more than 140,000 acres, an area roughly the size of Chicago. But, by this morning, more than 20 percent of it was contained within fire lines. Still, officials warned, the fight is far from over.