Rains Calm California Wildfire That Engulfed Busy Freeway, Sends People Running for Their Lives

A wildfire that destroyed 20 cars was finally calmed by rain Saturday.

Bystanders look on along Interstate 15 on the Cajon Pass, Friday, July 17, 2015, near San Bernadino, Calif., as a fast-moving wildfire swept across the Southern California freeway, destroying numerous vehicles and sending motorists running to safety before burning at least five homes. Arsenio Alcantar via AP

LOS ANGELES—A wildfire that swept across a busy California freeway, sending people running for their lives, was calmed by rain Saturday, allowing some crews to be shifted to another blaze that forced hundreds of campers to evacuate, including a Girl Scout troop.

The fire destroyed 20 vehicles.