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A firefighter prepares to battle a wildfire in the Cajon Pass in San Bernardino county, Calif. The wildfire raced up and down canyon hillsides, instantly engulfing
homes and forcing thousands of people to flee, some running for their lives just ahead of the flames.
(Stan Lim /The Press-Enterprise via AP)
Wildfire Burns with Ferocity Never Seen by Fire Crews
CHRISTOPHER WEBER canyon hillsides, instantly dry by years of drought, say how many homes had ing over a fire scene he de-
CHRISTINE ARMARIO engulfing homes and forc- the blaze had spread been destroyed, but they scribed as “devastating.â€
Associated Press ing thousands of people across nearly 47 square warned that the number “It hit hard. It hit fast. It hit
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. to flee, some running for miles and was raging out will be large. “There will be with an intensity that we
(AP) — A wildfire with a fe- their lives just ahead of the of control. The flames ad- a lot of families that come hadn’t seen before,†he
rocity never seen before by flames. vanced despite the efforts home to nothing,†San Ber- said.
veteran California firefight- By Wednesday, a day after of 1,300 firefighters. Authori- nardino County Fire Chief
ers raced up and down it ignited in brush left tinder- ties could not immediately Mark Hartwig said after fly- Continued on Page 5