Colby Fire Still Burning Near Los Angeles; 5 Homes Destroyed [1]

By: Raquel Maria Dillon, 01/17/2014

 

GLENDORA, Calif. -- The large Colby fire, burning in the foothill suburbs northeast of Los Angeles, was largely tamed by firefighters Friday morning, but it was a reminder of a major threat that remains across California – in a drought as severe as the current one, bone-dry land and heat will inevitably lead to more wildfires. By nightfall Thursday, the wildfire that swept through about 2 1/2 square miles of brush in the San Gabriel Mountains and destroyed five homes early in the day had its progress halted and was 30 percent contained.

 

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