Southern California's latest wildfires rage with little progress reported

A firefighter uses a homeowners garden hose to help battle the Silverado Fire, a wind driven wildfire near Irvine, California, on Oct 26, 2020. LOS ANGELES: Firefighters in Southern California reported little headway on Tuesday against two explosive, wind-whipped wildfires that forced the evacuations of tens of thousands of residents and badly injured two crew members on the front lines.

More than 750 firefighters using 14 helicopters managed to contain only 5 per cent of the Silverado fire, which grew overnight to 4,500 hectares from 2,900 hectares late on Monday, the Orange County Fire Authority said. Firefighters face strong winds as they head up a hillside to battle a wind driven wildfire near Irvine, California, on Oct 26, 2020. The blaze, which was not immediately blamed for any property loss, may have been started by equipment owned by Southern California Edison, the utility company said.

The fire in the foothills of the Santa Ana Mountains south of Los Angeles prompted officials to order more than 90,000 residents to leave their homes on Monday in and around the city of Irvine, officials said. The Irvine Unified School District closed schools for the day.The other Orange County blaze, the Blue Ridge fire, which broke out later near Yorba Linda, also spread quickly overnight, charring 6,150 hectares by Tuesday morning, OCFA said.

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