Southern California, wildfires
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Wildfires are forcing evacuations across California, displacing thousands as conditions rapidly change and smoke spreads statewide.
A smoke advisory for a broad swath of Southern California was extended into Thursday night due to brush fires in Los Angeles and Riverside counties. The Sandy Fire in Simi Valley and the Bain and Verona fires in Riverside County have resulted in diminished air quality this week for several counties.
As firefighters continue to build containment lines around the 1,700-acre Sandy Fire in Simi Valley, CalFire is offering the public a three-dimensional view of the fire perimeter, evacuation zones
Wildfire smoke from several fires has triggered a smoke advisory for wide swaths of Southern California until Thursday evening, according to officials.
A rapidly spreading wildfire in California has sparked evacuation orders, and several celebrity homes are at risk.
A new wildfire, named the Verona Fire, is growing rapidly in Riverside County. The fire started as a 5-acre blaze with a “moderate to dangerous rate of spread” at about 12:20 p.m., according to
The fast-moving fires prompted evacuations and the closure of a national park the afternoon of Monday, May 18.
Several fires sparked in the past day in California as firefighters continue to battle the Sandy Fire in Simi Valley. CBS News' Matt Gutman reports.