26-10-2020 22:07 via news.yahoo.com

Wind-driven Southern California wildfires prompt mass evacuations, injure 2 firefighters

Wind-driven flames triggered mass evacuations in California and severely injured two firefighters on Monday, as hundreds of thousands of residents endured a second day of power shutoffs due to heightened fire risks from gusty, dry weather.The latest threats came amid California's worst wildfire season on record in terms of landscape burned, with more than 4.1 million acres (1.6 million hectares) scorched since the start of the year.Red flag warnings for incendiary weather conditions remained pos
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