In pictures – February fires burn in Southern California:
1/18A Los Angeles County firefighter carries a large mirror to safety from a home destroyed by a wildfire on Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022 in Whittier, California. The wind driven Sycamore fire destroyed 2 homes and damaged a third. Evacuations were ordered in Laguna Beach.
At least two wildfires broke out Thursday in the Los Angeles area, in conditions unusually warm for mid-February even by sunny Southern California standards.Earlier, mandatory evacuation orders were issued for some residents in and near Laguna Beach, about 40 miles south of Los Angeles. There were no reports of damage there.The fires were spurred on by Santa Ana winds and temperatures that reached the upper 80s in some areas, combined with dry conditions from an ongoing drought.
Click through the slideshow above to see photos of both fires and the crews fighting them, plus read our full reportThe Weather Company’s primary journalistic mission is to report on breaking weather news, the environment and the importance of science to our lives. This story does not necessarily represent the position of our parent company, IBM.
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