California winds easing after sparking fires, power outages
A windstorm that fanned brushfires, toppled trees and left thousands of Californians without power is finally easing out of the south and some rain may be on the way. Gusts of up to 50 mph hit the region Tuesday night…
California winds ease but fire danger remains high
Powerful winds that pushed wildfires through Southern California, burning several homes and injuring two firefighters, began easing but forecasters warned that the fire danger remained Friday.
Californians flee as strong winds push fire through canyons
The blaze in Orange County’s Silverado Canyon began late Wednesday as a house fire that quickly spread to tinder-dry brush.
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California prepared for another round of dangerous fire weather Tuesday even as crews fought a pair of fast-moving blazes in the south that critically injured two firefighters and left more than 100,000 under evacuation orders.
More than 1 million people were expected to be in the dark during what officials have said could be the strongest wind event in California this year.
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Thousands of people in wine country woke up without power amid a fall heat wave that's bringing another round of extreme wildfire danger to large portions of already battered Northern California.
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