Sandy Fire, Southern California
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A series of active wildfires burning across California have torched more than 22,000 acres combined as firefighters battle dangerous conditions in at least six major blazes stretching from Santa Barbara County to San Diego County.
Firefighters are racing to keep flames away from the Santa Susana Field Laboratory, a former nuclear and rocket testing site.
Satellite images have revealed the scale of two wildfires spreading in southern California. The Sandy Fire ignited on Monday morning in the city of Simi Valley, north-west of Los Angeles, according to California Governor Gavin Newsom.
New wildfires that started Friday in California have rapidly spread and consumed nearly 4000 acres, prompting an order for emergency evacuations from authorities. As of 7 p.m. local time, the Springs Fire in Riverside County has burned 4,176 acres and is ...