California skies clouded with smoke from Border 2 fire

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Eyewitness video on Friday (January 24) showed thick plumes of smoke enveloping Mountain Hawk Park in Chula Vista, California, as devastating wildfires continued in the state.   WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00Eyewitness video on Friday showed thick plumes of smoke enveloping Mountain Hawk Park in

00:07Chula Vista, California, as devastating wildfires continued in the state.

00:12Footage taken in the early hours of Friday morning also showed heavy smoke plumes rising

00:17into the dark sky from the Border 2 fire-raising parts of California.

00:22California firefighters were expected to make more headway in containing three major wildfires

00:27burning in and around Los Angeles on Friday, as the latest round of blistering winds dissipates

00:33and the area's first rainfall in months is expected over the weekend.

00:37The improved outlook comes after weeks of frustration in snuffing out the crisis, as

00:42crews contended with water shortages, gale-force winds, bone-dry air, and a steady outbreak

00:48of new fires that have stretched resources thin.

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