LAKE ISABELLA, Calif. — A California wildfire that killed two people and destroyed 200 homes in the southern Sierra Nevada burned away from neighborhoods Monday, clearing the way for some residents to return to homes that survived the savage flames.
The fire grew to more than 70 square miles, but was it 40 percent contained as it burned in steep terrain south of Lake Isabella. Houses could be vulnerable if winds blow the fire back toward some of the communities in the popular recreation area, Fire Chief Brian Marshall said.
“There’s still more threats out there,” Marshall said. “This is going to go down as the most destructive wildfire in Kern County history.”
Robert Delgado, a lineman for Southern California Edison, works on power line at fire ravaged South Lake, Calif., Monday, June 27, 2016. AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli
