Heat fuelling California wildfire
Firefighters tackling an intense wildfire north of Los Angeles say the blaze remains “very dangerous”.
Fuelled by hot weather and dense, dry brush, the blaze doubled in size in a day to spread over 134 sq miles (347 sq km) of forest.
About 12,000 buildings and key communications masts are under threat, and officials say the fire could easily double again over the coming days.
Two firefighters died on Sunday after their vehicle was overrun by flames.
Mike Dietrich, of LA County Fire Dept, said: “We are making progress. But it is… slow and very dangerous. We have to wait for the fire to come to us.”
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