A wind-driven wildfire burned at least two Southern California homes Thursday and another caused a scare in coastal communities as drought and weather conditions more like summer than winter demonstrated that fire has become a year-round threat in the state.
A blaze erupted Thursday afternoon in the Los Angeles suburb of Whittier near Rose Hills Memorial Park. The blaze spread uphill to a cul-de-sac of homes and two homes were gutted. About 200 firefighters aided by aircraft battled the blaze, which had only burned a few acres, fire officials said.
Firefighters were making quick progress controlling the fire, Los Angeles County Fire Inspector Sean Ferguson told KCBS-TV.
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