Dry Santa Ana wind gusts that stirred the destructive Saddleridge fire in the San Fernando Valley on Thursday evening had blasted the flames at 60 mph. Earlier that day in Riverside County, milder, but still combative winds aroused a small garbage fire into the Sandalwood fire, pushing flames into a mobile home park, destroying more…
Last winter’s heavy rains allowed Southern California’s hills and fields to flourish with fresh growth, but the dried-up post-summer brush has created plenty of wildfire tinder. That means increased potential for more blazes like the Saddleridge fire of recent days. “The grasses die off, add to available fuel and you can have devastating wildfires because…
WESTMINSTER — A car chase that began Saturday in Upland, in San Bernardino County, and went through some Los Angeles County freeways, ended in Westminster when the suspect’s car became disabled and authorities found the man dead, possibly from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. Upland police tried to pull over a man driving a Toyota Scion…
Some of the residents who had to flee their Calimesa homes on Thursday as the Sandalwood fire threatened were permitted to return Saturday, officials announced. The Villa Calimesa Mobile Home Park, which was most severely damaged by the fire and where two people were found dead, is still not accessible. But the evacuation order for…
A second person has been found dead in a Calimesa mobile home part that was overrun by fire this week, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department announced Saturday, Oct. 12. The remains were found Friday evening during the search of a unit in the Villa Calimesa Mobile Home Park. The coroner has not identified the deceased…
Firefighters hope to get the upper-hand on the Saddleridge fire in the San Fernando Valley on Saturday, aided by favorable weather conditions.
Saddleridge fire traffic nightmare eases as some freeways, roads reopen
Saddleridge fire sends smoke across L.A. as Santa Ana winds continue
The following freeways are now open in the Saddleridge Fire area, according to Caltrans: — The southbound 14 Freeway — The eastbound 118 Freeway — The northbound 405 Freeway — The northbound and southbound 5 Freeway — The northbound 5 Freeway connector to the northbound 14 Freeway — The eastbound 210 Freeway at the 5…
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