As wildfires rage across Southern California this evening, emergency resources were being poured into Orange County, where more than 10,000 residents were ordered evacuated, dozens of houses and apartments burned and a large apartment complex was partly destroyed.
In all, more than 600 homes have been damaged or destroyed in the Los Angeles and Orange County fires, which were still out of control.
Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said at an early-afternoon briefing. "We've never lost in recent times anything close to this number" of homes.
Villaraigosa declared a local emergency shortly before 8 a.m., calling the winds "treacherous." Rolling blackouts caused by the fire briefly interrupted city power supplies.
About 600 firefighters were on the lines by early morning, and 18 aircraft were in use to fight the fire.
California's fire season, which traditionally starts in June, has been lengthening and getting worse as the dry state adds homes in fringe areas prone to flames.
Los Angeles, which is home to nearly 10 million people, has been largely spared damage this year. In October of last year 30 blazes raged across Southern California, forcing evacuation of more than 500,000 people and damaging some 2,000 homes.
(Source: Associated Press)
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