Published on 12:00 AM, October 12, 2019

California on high alert as fires destroy dozens of homes

Afp, Los Angeles

Much of California was on high alert yesterday as fires tore through the state’s south, destroying dozens of buildings, officials said, with many neighborhoods left without electricity.

A blaze 70 miles (115 kilometers) east of Los Angeles swept through a mobile home park in hot, windy conditions.

A truck driver dumped the rubbish in his vehicle on the side of the road after it caught fire, sparking the blaze, Riverside County Fire Department spokeswoman April Newman told the Los Angeles Times.

A helicopter and more than 200 firefighters were fighting the flames, the department said on its website, adding that 74 buildings had been destroyed.

California on high alert as fires destroy dozens of homes

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