Los Angeles, Ventura Counties Battle Fast-Spreading Wildfires

LA Wildfire

(Los Angeles, CA)  —  Crews are fighting several devastating wildfires in Southern California.  Wind-driven flames have destroyed hundreds of homes, forced the evacuations of tens of thousands of people, and blackened over 83-thousand acres.  No deaths have been reported.  Governor Jerry Brown has declared a state of emergency in Los Angeles and Ventura counties.  The largest, the Thomas Fire, had scorched 65-thousand acres as of this morning.