California wildfire brings destruction and uncertainty

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — A ferocious wildfire had swallowed up many homes as it spread across 40 square miles of mountain and desert east of Los Angeles. Exactly how many, however, and to whom they belonged, remained uncertain.
Firefighters were faced with the difficult task of tallying that damage while still battling the huge, unruly blaze.
That left evacuees in a cruel limbo, forced to spend another night wondering whether anything they owned was still intact.
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