L.A.-Area Blaze Routs Thousands as Hurricane-Like Winds Rage

(Bloomberg) — More than two dozen wildfires have broken out in California as hurricane-strength gusts sweep the state, including a blaze outside Los Angeles that’s forced 60,000 people to evacuate.Firefighters have managed to tamp down most of the fires, which began Sunday and Monday even after the state’s largest utility, PG&E Corp., cut power to an estimated 1.1 million people to prevent live wires from toppling into dry brush. But the blaze prompting evacuations near Irvine in Orange County remains uncontrolled after quickly ripping through more than 2,000 acres, according to fire officials.It’s some of most dangerous weather the state …read more

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