The Bridge Fire erupted in size to 48,000 acres Wednesday with 0% containment, making it the largest active fire in California.
The Bridge Fire in the San Gabriel Canyon continued to grow overnight, spreading from Los Angeles to San Bernardino County, destroying 33 homes in the Wrightwood and Mt.Baldy areas. This comes following an evening of life-safety efforts in Wrightwood, where crews focused on rescuing people who could not escape the flames. The fire grew to 48,000 acres Wednesday and is 0% contained.
Ski lifts at the Mountain High Ski resort went up in flames, but the resort itself appears to be mostly unharmed by fire as staff at the resort turned the snow-making machines on to keep vegetation wet. 'We had deputies and firefighters going house to house finding people that were unable to evacuate, loading them up into ambulances, putting them into patrol cars, and doing whatever we could to get them out of the area,' Sherwin said.
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