Firefighters battle several active wildfires in California appearing to make headway against a number of major blazes that have forced mass evacuations and power cuts
A firefighter sprays water on a leveled home as the Hillside Fire burns in San Bernardino, Calif., on Thursday, October 31, 2019.
The blaze was the largest to burn over a three-week siege of vicious gusts that fanned fast-moving wildfires across California and led utility companies to cut power to millions to prevent winds from blowing branches into electric lines and igniting an inferno. The most devastating wildfires in California's history have occurred in the past two years in the fall, fueled by a combination of built-up brush, dry conditions and extreme winds. The anniversary of the deadliest of those — last year's fire that torched the town of Paradise and killed 85 — is next week.
The moisture, however, has fueled explosive growth of grasses that have now shrivelled into golden and brown tinder. More than 350,000 people statewide remained without power Thursday, most in Southern California where winds were not expected to die until sundown.
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