8,800-Acre Saddle Ridge Fire 90 Percent Contained

8,800-Acre Saddle Ridge Fire 90 Percent Contained
Firefighters work on containing a flare up at a mulch supplier during the Saddleridge Fire in Sylmar, Calif., on Oct. 12, 2019. Mario Tama/Getty Images
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Three deaths have been linked to two wildfires that ravaged parts of Southern California, shut down schools, and forced thousands to evacuate their homes this month.

Aiman Elsabbagh, 54, died Oct. 11 during the Saddle Ridge Fire. According to authorities, the Porter Ranch man suffered a heart attack while trying to douse flames with a garden hose as the blaze approached his home on the 11000 block of Thunderbird Ave.

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