Wednesday, August 17, 2016
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities have greatly increased the estimated size of California’s latest huge wildfire.
Fire officials say the blaze 60 miles east of Los Angeles has scorched nearly 47 square miles as of Wednesday morning, up from 28 square miles Tuesday night.
The blaze erupted late Tuesday morning in Cajon Pass and has grown rapidly. More than 34,000 homes and 82,000 people are under evacuation warnings.