A pair of wind-driven wildfires raced toward neighborhoods in Orange County on Monday, critically injuring two firefighters, forcing tens of thousands of residents to evacuate and smothering much of the region with smoke. latimes.com/california/sto…
The larger of the blazes, the Silverado fire, broke out shortly after 6:45 a.m., burning more than 7,200 acres. By Tuesday morning, more than 70,000 people were under evacuation orders in the foothills. latimes.com/california/sto… 
Here's information about road closures, evacuations, shelters, and more: latimes.com/california/sto…
Keep track of the fires burning in California here: latimes.com/wildfires-map/
In a brief report to the state Public Utilities Commission, Southern California Edison said it appeared that a “lashing wire” may have struck a primary conductor, and an investigation was underway.
No cause of the fire has yet been determined.
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No cause of the fire has yet been determined.
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BREAKING: The South Coast Air Quality Management District issued a windblown dust and ash advisory in Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino and Riverside counties, warning hazardous particulate matter from wildfires may be spread by strong gusts of wind latimes.com/california/sto…
The advisory, which remains in effect through Tuesday evening, said that sand, dust and ash are being carried from the scars of past blazes, including the Bobcat fire and the El Dorado fire latimes.com/california/sto…
Active fires are making it hard to breathe too. Smoke advisories are in effect in Orange County because of the ongoing Silverado and Blue Ridge fires, which erupted Monday and quickly burned through a combined 20,000 acres latimes.com/california/sto…
The latest air quality concerns follow months of orange skies and ash-dusted neighborhoods from California’s worst wildfire season. In September, dozens of blazes created a plume of smoke that spanned more than 1,000 miles and traveled as far as Europe latimes.com/california/sto…
The wind-driven Blue Ridge fire has charred more than 10,000 acres and forced thousands to evacuate in Yorba Linda and Chino Hills. It is 0% contained. latimes.com/california/sto…
100,000 residents evacuated as wildfires continue to rage in Orange County latimes.com/california/81f…
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