Blue Cut Fire

Southern California,wildfire,Los Angeles,Las Vegas,80,000 residents,flee,Blue Cut Fire,mountainous Cajon Pass

California wildfire rages unchecked after evacuations

A Southern California wildfire rages virtually unchecked in thick brush on Wednesday after destroying dozens of houses near a highway corridor between Los Angeles and Las Vegas and forcing as many as 80,000 residents to flee their homes, officials said.

August 18, 2016
August 18, 2016
Southern California,wildfire,Los Angeles,Las Vegas,80,000 residents,flee,Blue Cut Fire,mountainous Cajon Pass

California wildfire rages unchecked after evacuations

A Southern California wildfire rages virtually unchecked in thick brush on Wednesday after destroying dozens of houses near a highway corridor between Los Angeles and Las Vegas and forcing as many as 80,000 residents to flee their homes, officials said.