10,000 HOMES AT RISK FROM MOUNTAIN FIRE.A WILDFIRE has left three people hurt and put 10,000 homes at risk. The blaze in mountains above Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , California, has tripled in size in just one day, forcing the evacuation of 1000 houses. The flames crept down the slopes of the San Gabriel Mountains San Gabriel Mountains, S Calif., E and NE of Los Angeles, running c.50 mi (80 km) westward from Cajon Pass. San Antonio Peak (10,080 ft/3,072 m) is the highest of the range. Citrus fruits are raised on the southern foothills. despite mild winds blowing in the opposite direction. More than 31 square miles of dry forest was scorched scorch v. scorched, scorch·ing, scorch·es v.tr. 1. To burn superficially so as to discolor or damage the texture of. See Synonyms at burn1. 2. by the fire which was last night only five per cent contained. Forest Service captain Mike Dietrich said: "What happened is what I call the perfect storm of fuels, weather and topography. "Essentially, the fire burned at will - it went where it wanted to when it wanted to." Air crews yesterday waged a fierce battle against the south-east part of the fire, burning dangerously close to canyon homes. CAPTION(S): OUT OF CONTROL: Flames rage in the Big Tujunga area. Above, a horse flees |
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