Fast-moving brush fire destroys homes east of Los Angeles
According to CAL FIRE, nearly 780,000 acres have burned across California since the start of the year. The figure is nearly four times higher than the typical year-to-date total of around 200,000 acres. The Park Fire in Northern California is responsible for the majority of the acres burned in 2024.
Aerial video: Fast moving brush-fire destroys homes in Southern California
Officials with the San Bernardino County Fire Protection District said that at least four structures were damaged and two were destroyed during the Edgehill Fire on Monday. Gusty winds and temperatures above 100 degrees helped the fire spread on the Little Mountain.
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. – A fast-moving brush fire in the hills of San Bernardino destroyed at least two homes and damaged several others as firefighters worked overnight to try to contain the blaze.
The San Bernardino County Fire Protection District said they were alerted to the grass fire around 2:35 p.m. Monday and arrived on scene within minutes.
Due to gusty winds, dry brush and temperatures well in excess of 100 degrees, the flames moved quickly, which caught homeowners off-guard.
Videos and photos showed residents grabbing belongings as structures became engulfed in flames.
The Edgehill Fire burns near a residential area in San Bernardino.
(San Bernardino Police Department)
At the latest report, at least 200 firefighters were assigned to the blaze, which was named the Edgehill Fire.
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As of Tuesday morning, at least 100 acres had been consumed, and the fire had been 75% contained.
Map of the Edgehill Fire.
(CAL FIRE / FOX Weather)
Dozens of homes in the neighborhood about 60 miles east of Los Angeles were evacuated, and there were no reports of injuries.
Authorities did not state what they believed started the fire and said the cause was under investigation.
A local resident told local affiliate FOX 11 that she had just left work and saw her entire neighborhood in flames. She thanked first responders and those who worked to save properties in the community.
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According to CAL FIRE, nearly 780,000 acres have burned across the Golden State since the start of the year.
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Firefighters continue their effort to extinguish what is now the sixth-largest wildfire in California history as thousands of residents being threatened by the Park Fire wait for the all-clear from officials to return to their evacuated homes. FOX News Correspondent Bill Melugin was in Chico on Monday to break down the latest information from officials.
The figure is nearly four times higher than the typical year-to-date total of around 200,000 acres.
The Park Fire in Northern California is responsible for the majority of the acres burned in 2024.
The fire was started on July 24 by what authorities said was an arsonist and burned more than 400,000 acres within its first two weeks.
A break from a record-breaking heat wave has enabled firefighters to gain control of more than a third of the blaze, which is burning in rural lands outside of the Lassen National Forest.