Longtime residents in the mountain region of Southern California have seen decades of wildfires ravage their neighborhoods, counting themselves lucky when their homes and loved ones have survived. But over the last week, a triple threat of large fires has torn through Los Angeles and neighboring counties, burning longstanding and newly built homes, displacing thousands, and torching more than 100,000 acres of land.
Almost a million acres have burned in California so far this year, killing one person and destroying more than a thousand structures, according to Cal Fire. Currently, more than 30,000 Californians are under evacuation orders and almost 100,000 are facing evacuation warnings.
While fire officials say cooler weather and lighter winds that are forecast for the latter half of the week will slow the spread, the three wildfires — the Line, Airport and Bridge fires — remain less than 20 percent contained.
The Line fire, located in San Bernardino County, has been confirmed to be a result of arson, according to Cal Fire. The other two are under investigation.
Here are photos of the fires as they tore through Southern California over the last week.
Wednesday, Sept. 11
Tuesday, Sept. 10
Monday, Sept. 9
Sunday, Sept. 8
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