CRESTLINE, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California wildfire has surged to nearly 11 square miles and put thousands of homes in potential peril.
Firefighters aided by 16 aircraft battled flames on the northern side of the San Bernardino Mountains east of Los Angeles on Tuesday.
The fire, which erupted for an unknown reason Sunday, was just 6 percent contained.
A jet tanker drops retardant on a wildfire along Highway 173 in Hesperia, Calif. on Aug. 8. James Quigg/The Daily Press via AP
