Southern California firefighters battle 3 wildfires
Firefighters were battling three separate wildfires in blistering heat and low humidity in sparsely populated mountainous areas southeast of Los Angeles.
Nearly 1,000 homes were under evacuation orders, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or property loss, according to officials with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, known as Cal Fire.
The fires raged within a 40-mile (65-kilometer) radius of each other in Riverside County, where temperatures in some areas reached triple digits.
“The heat is definitely a concern,” said April Newman of the Riverside County/Cal Fire Department, adding that the flames were burning through dense, dry brush on rough terrain.
