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| California brush fires: Hundreds of campers evacuated | California brush fires: Hundreds of campers evacuated |
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| Hundreds of people have been evacuated from campsites in southern California as fire fighters try to contain brush fires, officials said. | Hundreds of people have been evacuated from campsites in southern California as fire fighters try to contain brush fires, officials said. |
| More than 300 people were forced to flee a blaze that broke out in the Angeles National Forest on Friday. | More than 300 people were forced to flee a blaze that broke out in the Angeles National Forest on Friday. |
| A separate fire that swept over a major highway, forcing people to abandon their cars, calmed down overnight. | A separate fire that swept over a major highway, forcing people to abandon their cars, calmed down overnight. |
| Looming thunderstorms could bring rain to quell the flames but also winds and lightning. | |
| Two people were injured from the effects of smoke inhalation from the fire that broke out on Interstate-15, the main road linking Los Angeles and Las Vegas. | Two people were injured from the effects of smoke inhalation from the fire that broke out on Interstate-15, the main road linking Los Angeles and Las Vegas. |
| It burned more than 40 vehicles and at least three homes, causing panic among drivers on the busy road. | It burned more than 40 vehicles and at least three homes, causing panic among drivers on the busy road. |
| "I told my kids, 'Get your stuff'. I was telling people 'You'd better come out.' All of a sudden, it just came on us," Armando Aguilar told KTLA television. | "I told my kids, 'Get your stuff'. I was telling people 'You'd better come out.' All of a sudden, it just came on us," Armando Aguilar told KTLA television. |
| The blaze is about 5% contained, officials said. The fire in the Angeles National Forest is about 10% contained. | The blaze is about 5% contained, officials said. The fire in the Angeles National Forest is about 10% contained. |
| Wildfires are common in California, but have been exacerbated by the four-year drought gripping the state. | Wildfires are common in California, but have been exacerbated by the four-year drought gripping the state. |