The fire reached expensive homes south of Los Angeles

In California, wildfires are raging that threaten residential areas and a military base. In Orange County, the fire covered about 188 hectares and affected at least four homes in the city of San Juan Capistrano.

The spread of flames contribute to the strong winds of Santa Ana, low humidity and abnormally high temperature. Authorities ordered the evacuation of residents in several areas and warned of deteriorating air quality. Firefighters put out the fire from the ground and air.

Other fires occurred in the vicinity of Malibu and at the Camp Pendleton military base. The area of the Bryson fire reached about 60 hectares, it was localized by 17%. The Henderson fire burned at least 837 hectares and led to highway closures.

Due to strong wind gusts, power companies turned off power lines, leaving tens of thousands of consumers without power in Los Angeles County alone. According to meteorologists, the high risk of fires will remain on Saturday: in mountainous areas, the wind speed reached 80-110 kilometers per hour, and the temperature in some places rose to 38 degrees.

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