Three wildfires blazed in Southern California on Tuesday night, one heading down into the Inland Empire from Orange County, one in San Bernardino County and the third near the mountain villages of Mt. Baldy and Wrightwood. The flames have resulted in at least 13 injuries. Tuesday night, the Bridge fire took a hazardous turn when it grew more than eight times its original size in a matter of hours, exploding from 4,000 acres to 34,000 acres as it raced toward Wrightwood and the Mountain High ski resort.
Numerous residences along the Ortega Highway and close to Wrightwood caught fire. It’s unclear, though, how many. In one of Mountain High’s videos, a ski lift area was completely destroyed by flames. In other videos, flames driven by the wind were seen consuming land and leaping across slopes.
The Angeles National Forest reported on Tuesday afternoon that there was an increase in fire activity in the northeastern portion of the burn. There is now a “very high” fire danger for everyone visiting the area, including the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument. Local towns now have to comply with obligatory evacuation orders due to the fire.
The Line fire in San Bernardino County began Thursday and had scorched nearly 33,000 acres, with 14% containment as of Tuesday night, Cal Fire said. Evacuations were in place for several communities southwest of the fire in case the winds turn.
The disaster assessment team has not yet detected any structural damage from the Line fire as of Tuesday night. However, a Times photographer claims that at least one Running Springs residence on Pine Cone Drive caught fire. Firefighters and onlookers found it difficult to breathe as thick smoke covered the street. Before incident management formally took over the response on Saturday night, three firemen were hurt during the initial few days of the fire, according to spokesperson Arnold Menjivar.
A 34-year-old man was taken into custody in relation to the Line fire on suspicion of arson. Justin Wayne Halstenberg, a Norco resident, was taken into custody by the authorities on Tuesday. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said he may have started a fire on Thursday along Baseline Road and Alpine Street in Highland. Halstenberg’s bail is set at $80,000. As of Tuesday night, the Airport fire in Orange County had spread to more over 19,000 acres and was 100% contained. It began Monday afternoon in the midst of an unyielding heat wave that spread flames over the area, produced winds that contaminated the air with ash and smoke, and closed schools and businesses until the weather cleared up.
Three wildfires blazed in Southern California on Tuesday night, one heading down into the Inland Empire from Orange County, one in San Bernardino County and the third near the mountain villages of Mt. Baldy and Wrightwood. The flames have resulted in at least 13 injuries. Tuesday night, the Bridge fire took a hazardous turn when it grew more than eight times its original size in a matter of hours, exploding from 4,000 acres to 34,000 acres as it raced toward Wrightwood and the Mountain High ski resort.
Numerous residences along the Ortega Highway and close to Wrightwood caught fire. It’s unclear, though, how many. In one of Mountain High’s videos, a ski lift area was completely destroyed by flames. In other videos, flames driven by the wind were seen consuming land and leaping across slopes.
The Angeles National Forest reported on Tuesday afternoon that there was an increase in fire activity in the northeastern portion of the burn. There is now a “very high” fire danger for everyone visiting the area, including the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument. Local towns now have to comply with obligatory evacuation orders due to the fire.
The Line fire in San Bernardino County began Thursday and had scorched nearly 33,000 acres, with 14% containment as of Tuesday night, Cal Fire said. Evacuations were in place for several communities southwest of the fire in case the winds turn.
The disaster assessment team has not yet detected any structural damage from the Line fire as of Tuesday night. However, a Times photographer claims that at least one Running Springs residence on Pine Cone Drive caught fire. Firefighters and onlookers found it difficult to breathe as thick smoke covered the street. Before incident management formally took over the response on Saturday night, three firemen were hurt during the initial few days of the fire, according to spokesperson Arnold Menjivar.
A 34-year-old man was taken into custody in relation to the Line fire on suspicion of arson. Justin Wayne Halstenberg, a Norco resident, was taken into custody by the authorities on Tuesday. The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said he may have started a fire on Thursday along Baseline Road and Alpine Street in Highland. Halstenberg’s bail is set at $80,000. As of Tuesday night, the Airport fire in Orange County had spread to more over 19,000 acres and was 100% contained. It began Monday afternoon in the midst of an unyielding heat wave that spread flames over the area, produced winds that contaminated the air with ash and smoke, and closed schools and businesses until the weather cleared up.
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