LA Fire, No end in sight. 12,000 homes in path of flames

The Station blaze has destroyed more than 50 buildings and burned more than 105,000 acres of mountainous brush. Little hope of containment is seen as long as hot, dry conditions continue.

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30,000 Residents flee Fire Cheif: All Hell broke Lose

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) – More than 30,000 people have been ordered to flee a wildfire that burned a five-mile-long front above wealthy coastal communities by Friday, after another hot, windy night in which the fire chief said “all hell broke loose.”

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Wildfires destroy 2 Texas towns, kill 2

HOUSTON (Reuters) – Wildfires fueled by high winds roared across northern Texas, destroying two towns and killing two people, officials said on Friday.

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