New wildfires spark in Southern California
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A smoke advisory for a broad swath of Southern California was extended into Thursday night due to brush fires in Los Angeles and Riverside counties. The Sandy Fire in Simi Valley and the Bain and Verona fires in Riverside County have resulted in diminished air quality this week for several counties.
Wildfire officials are spread across Southern California on Tuesday, May 19, as they battle multiple fires that have burned more than 1,300 acres on the state's mainland, as well as a fire on an island miles offshore.
Firefighters in California stopped the forward spread of 14 spot fires in the Pala Mesa area that burned 19.5 acres without injuries or evacuations, while a separate brush fire in Gila County, Arizona, prompted immediate evacuation orders. The California ...