Southern California wildfire prompts evacuation order
Firefighters aided by aircraft are battling to contain a wind-driven wildfire that has damaged or destroyed at least nine buildings in rural Southern California and forced authorities to issue evacuation orders for 4,000 residents.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Frankie Aguirre, of the Jamul Fire Dept., out of San Diego County, clears brush while fighting the Highland Fire Tuesday, Oct. 31, in Aguanga, Calif.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Members of the Jamul Fire Dept., out of San Diego County, look for hot spots while fighting the Highland Fire Tuesday, Oct. 31, in Aguanga, Calif.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Luis Quinonez surveys the damage to his property after the Highland Fire passed through Tuesday, Oct. 31, in Aguanga, Calif.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Luis Quinonez talks to a neighbor on the phone while surveying the damage to his property after the Highland Fire passed through Tuesday, Oct. 31, in Aguanga, Calif.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Luis Quinonez talks to a neighbor on the phone while surveying the damage to his property after the Highland Fire passed through Tuesday, Oct. 31, in Aguanga, Calif.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Burned vehicles and a mobile home are left charred by the Highland Fire on Luis Quinonez' property, Tuesday, Oct. 31, in Aguanga, Calif.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A burned vehicle is seen on Luis Quinonez property after the Highland Fire passed through Tuesday, Oct. 31, in Aguanga, Calif.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A field and hills smolder after the Highland Fire passed through, Tuesday, Oct. 31, in Aguanga, Calif.ASSOCIATED PRESS
Hills smolder after the Highland Fire passed through, Tuesday, Oct. 31, in Aguanga, Calif.THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
A firefighter from the Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department holds as hose as flames from a wildfire rise behind him in rural Aguanga, Calif., Monday, Oct. 30.THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
A photojournalist walks among the flames of a wildfire in rural Aguanga, Calif. Monday, Oct. 30.THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
A photojournalist walks among the flames of a wildfire in rural Aguanga, Calif. Monday, Oct. 30.THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
A Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department firefighter surveys for instructions while battling wildfire in rural Aguanga, Calif. Monday, Oct. 30.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A structure is engulfed in flames as a wildfire called the Highland Fire burns in Aguanga, Calif., Monday, Oct. 30. A wildfire fueled by gusty Santa Ana winds ripped through rural land southeast of Los Angeles on Monday, forcing thousands of people from their homes, fire authorities said.ASSOCIATED PRESS
A firefighter and resident converse on how to protect his possessions as a wildfire called the Highland Fire burns in Aguanga, Calif., Monday, Oct. 30. A wildfire fueled by gusty Santa Ana winds ripped through rural land southeast of Los Angeles on Monday, forcing thousands of people from their homes, fire authorities said.