California wildfires burn dozens of homes, ski resort

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00:00Normally a serene California ski area, the mountains east of Los Angeles have

00:05been engulfed by particularly menacing summer wildfires. Dozens of mountain

00:11homes burned as Southern California was hit by a brutal heat wave with

00:15temperatures well into the 40s. Steep mountain terrain adding to the challenge

00:20for firefighters. The speed of the fire's spread shocked many residents.

00:27It's devastating coming back to the neighborhood because I heard we lost 40

00:30homes and this one just came so fast I don't think I don't think anybody was

00:33prepared to move as fast as it had come which you know unfortunately led a lot

00:39of people to leave their belongings behind and get out with what they could.

00:43Three separate wildfires in the region have burned more than a hundred thousand

00:48acres. It's the height of wildfire season in California and this year the state

00:53has seen nearly three times as much area burned as in all of 2023. Authorities

01:00have arrested one man accused of setting what is known as the line fire

01:04which is still active. Based upon the investigation in terms of the charges

01:09the suspect's vehicle was in or around all of those areas at times in which the

01:15fires were started. In a positive turn for firefighters continuing to battle

01:20the blazes the weather did cool down Thursday offering some relief but tens

01:25of thousands of people can't yet return to see if their homes are still standing.

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