Two wildfires are tearing through Southern California, prompting evacuations and raising concerns about potential flooding and mudslides once rain arrives. The Sepulveda Fire, near Bel Air, and the Hughes Fire, in the Angeles National Forest, are both being fueled by strong winds and dry conditions.
on Wednesday, one running out of control through the Angeles National Forest north of town, and another threatening the ritzy Bel Air neighborhood.
And although the large Castaic Lake blocked its progress, it has been creeping around the lake and now brushes against a community of around 20,000 people.Southern California will finally see much-needed rain — why that may bring new threats to wildfire-ravaged areasThat fire’s “nuclear” rampage, as one expert described it to The Post on Wednesday, torched more than 10,000 acres in less than a day and is only 16% contained.
The Eaton Fire has been nearly completely contained and some residents have been allowed to return to their homes — orMeanwhile, firefighters continue to make progress against the Palisades Fire, which has now been 72% contained after wiping out some of the most expensive real estate in Los Angeles. Trump orders release of long-secret final files on JFK, RFK, MLK assassinations — here's when you can expect to see it
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