More than 3,000 firefighters are
battling six major wildfires in California, the state fire agency says.
One of the fiercest blazes has shut the famous Pacific Coast Highway for the
second time in as many days, with a 30-mile stretch off-limits. The so-called Springs fire has reached the coast north-west of Los Angeles, threatening thousands of homes. Fire crews have tackled more than 680 wildfires so far this year, some 200 more than average for the period. The Springs fire has tripled in size since Friday morning, burning 43 sq miles (69 sq km), a day after it broke out near Camarillo.
The wildfire has led to the evacuation of more than 1,000 homes north-west of Los Angeles.
Extremely dry conditions and unpredictable winds have stoked the brush fire. The wall of flames is moving slowly towards the coastal resort of Malibu.
Firefighters dropped water and retardant on the flames from the air. The fire was fanned by the dry Santa Ana winds, which are occurring unseasonably late this year.
"This is a very, very strange weather pattern for this time of year," said another Ventura County fire spokesman, Tom Kruschke. "We're seeing fires burning like we usually see in late summer, at the height of the fire season, and it's only May."
Firefighters dropped water and retardant on the flames from the air. The fire was fanned by the dry Santa Ana winds, which are occurring unseasonably late this year.
"This is a very, very strange weather pattern for this time of year," said another Ventura County fire spokesman, Tom Kruschke. "We're seeing fires burning like we usually see in late summer, at the height of the fire season, and it's only May."
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