LOS ANGELES, June 20, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on June 20, 2016 shows the smoke from wildfires in Angeles National Forest behind the Los Angeles skyline in Los Angeles, the United States. Two fast-moving brush fires tore through vegetation on Monday in the Angeles National Forest and the foothills above Duarte and Azusa in Los Angeles, burning more than 2,000 acres within three hours amid blistering heat wave. (Xinhua/Yang Lei)
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Two fires sweep over Angeles National Forest in LA, forcing evacuation
LOS ANGELES, June 20 (Xinhua) -- Two fast-moving brush fires tore through vegetation on Monday in the Angeles National Forest and the foothills above Duarte and Azusa in Los Angeles, burning more than 2,000 acres within three hours amid blistering heat wave.
The initial fire broke out shortly after 11 a.m. off Highway 39 near the Morris Reservoir dam north of Azusa, according to Sherry Rollman of the U.S. Forest Service. The blaze fire grew to more than 100 acres within an hour, and then raged across 1,200 acres as it sped through dry woods. Full story
