Big Southern California brush fire could keep burning for a week
Los Angeles Times: A brush fire in the Angeles national forest may burn for a week over thousands of acres as authorities struggle to contain the fire amid soaring temperatures.
Photo: A cat walks past mobile homes in the Camp Williams Mobile Home Park as a wildfire burns on the hillside above in the Angeles National Forest near Azusa, California, September 3, 2012. (Reuters/Patrick T. Fallon)
That poor cat doesn’t know what he’s gotten himself into.
There’s a major power outage in the region. SDG&E crews are working as quickly and safely as possible. We don’t have an estimated restoration time. The power could be out through the night and into tomorrow. The outage has affected street lights. Please drive safely and treat the street lights as a four-way stop. If you have a personal family emergency plan, please activate it now.A message on San Diego Gas & Electric’s home page.
It’s extremely hot there — like triple digits — by the way. Could that be a cause?
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