Firefighters from Riverside, Calif. work to extinguish a brush fire at Point Mugu, Calif., Friday, May 3, 2013. A Southern California wildfire carving a path to the sea grew to more than 15 square miles and crews prepared Friday for another bad day of gusting winds and searing weather. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
California wildfire grows to 43 square miles
Firefighters from Riverside, Calif. work to extinguish a brush fire at Point Mugu, Calif., Friday, May 3, 2013. A Southern California wildfire carving a path to the sea grew to more than 15 square miles and crews prepared Friday for another bad day of gusting winds and searing weather. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
By RAQUEL MARIA DILLON and JOHN ROGERS
Associated Press /
May 3, 2013
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On Friday, some 3,000 firefighters were battling a handful of blazes scattered around the state.
In Riverside County, a 4 1/2-square-mile fire that destroyed a home burned for a third day in mountains north of Banning. It was 65 percent contained.
Fifty-five miles away from Camarillo, in the hills above Glendale, a blaze broke out Friday afternoon, prompting the closure of several roads as it quickly charred 75 acres.
In Tehama County in Northern California, the size of a wildfire north of Butte Meadows was revised down from more than 15 square miles to 10 square miles, state fire spokesman Daniel Berlant said.
The fire, which was 10 percent contained, was burning in a remote area and wasn’t posing an imminent threat to any structures.
A fire in Butte County that covered 55 acres was expected to be contained this weekend.
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Associated Press writers Shaya Tayefe Mohajer and Robert Jablon in Los Angeles contributed to this story.
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