California Wildfires Burn Near Los Angeles and Big Sur

Wildfires burned out of control Saturday in mountains north of Los Angeles and near Big Sur on California’s scenic Central Coast, posing a threat to some 1,300 homes, authorities said.

A Los Angeles County Fire water tender fire truck sprays down flames as they near the northbound Highway 14 during the Sand Fire in Santa Clarita on July 22, 2016. Katharine Lotze/The Santa Clarita Valley Signal via AP

LOS ANGELES—Wildfires burned out of control Saturday in mountains north of Los Angeles and near Big Sur on California’s scenic Central Coast, posing a threat to some 1,300 homes, authorities said.

Southern California firefighters faced another day of triple-digit heat from a dome of high pressure over the region, and while Central Coast temperatures were more moderate, conditions included winds and low humidity.

The fire in northern Los Angeles County grew to more than 8½ square miles, darkening skies with smoke that spread across the city and suburbs, reducing the sun to an orange disk at times.

A large plume of smoke from a wildfire rises near Highway 1, burning five miles south of Carmel, Calif., on July 22, 2016. AP Photo/Richard Vogel