LOS ANGELES—A wildfire that swept across a busy California freeway, sending people running for their lives, calmed down overnight as some crews shifted focus Saturday to another blaze that forced hundreds of campers to evacuate, including a Girl Scout troop.
Higher humidity and lower temperatures helped pacify the fire that burned over Interstate 15 in a mountainous area 55 miles northeast of Los Angeles on Friday afternoon. The 5.5-square-mile fire destroyed 20 vehicles on the freeway before burning three homes and 44 more vehicles in the community of Baldy Mesa.
