VENTURA, Calif. (AP) — A fast-moving wildfire fanned by Santa Ana winds has burned more than 500 acres (200 hectares) in rural San Diego County within hours of starting.
State fire authorities said Thursday more than five buildings have been destroyed, an unknown number has been damaged and more than 1,000 others are threatened around the community of Bonsall.
Officials shut down state Highway 76 in both directions and ordered mandatory evacuations around Bonsall. The blaze started shortly after 11 a.m.
Evacuations include a mobile home park, a golf course country club and two schools. Two lanes of Interstate 15 are also closed.
It’s the latest wind-driven fire in Southern California, including destructive blazes to the northwest in Los Angeles and Ventura counties.
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