Firefighters make stand against wind-driven wildfire in Calif; fire in Ariz. burns 1,000 acres

WRIGHTWOOD, Calif. — Firefighters waged an aggressive ground and air assault Sunday against a wind-fanned wildfire that erupted in the San Gabriel Mountains and threatened a popular resort community.

California blaze scorches 3,500 acres near remote cabins; wildfire in Ariz. burns 1,000 acres

WRIGHTWOOD, Calif. — A wind-fanned wildfire that charred some 5½ square-miles of the San Gabriel Mountains continued to rage Sunday as firefighters worked to prevent flames from advancing toward a mountain resort community.

Fire in Southern California’s San Bernardino National Forest torches 3 homes, threatens others

LYTLE CREEK, Calif. — A fire driven by winds of more than 40 mph destroyed three homes and threatened dozens of others in a rugged warren of mountains and canyons northeast of San Bernardino on Saturday.

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