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From January 7 to 31, 2025, a series of 17 destructive wildfires affected the Los Angeles metropolitan area and San Diego County in California, United States. [5]The fires were exacerbated by drought conditions, low humidity, a buildup of vegetation from the previous winter, and hurricane-force Santa Ana winds, which in some places reached 100 miles per hour (160 km/h; 45 m/s).
The Witch Creek Fire, also known as the Witch Fire, [1] was the second-largest wildfire of the 2007 California wildfire season, [2] burning 197,990 acres (801 km 2) of land in San Diego County. Fanned by powerful Santa Ana winds , the Witch Creek Fire rapidly spread westward and consumed large portions of San Diego County.
San Diego Fire-Rescue Department spokesman, Maurice Luque, described the building as "gutted". [2] The fire originated in an open cooking pit in the kitchen of the restaurant and eventually spread to the building's interior. [6] No injuries were sustained and an estimated 45 firefighters were able to extinguish the fire in 20 minutes.
Editor's note: This file captures the news of the California wildfires from Thursday, Jan. 23. For the latest updates on the fires, follow USA TODAY's coverage for Friday, Jan. 24. SAN DIEGO − ...
Firefighters are tackling the raging San Diego border 2 wildfire blaze from air with pink powder as evacuation orders are issued. The new blaze erupted in the Otay Mountain wilderness in San Diego ...
The Laguna Fire, also known as the Kitchen Creek Fire or the Boulder Oaks Fire, was a 175,425-acre (70,992 ha) wildfire that burned from September 22 to October 4, 1970, in the Laguna Mountains and East County region of San Diego County in Southern California. [1]
The Cedar Fire was a massive, highly-destructive wildfire, which burned 273,246 acres (1,106 km 2) of land in San Diego County, California, during October and November 2003. [2] [3] The fire's rapid growth was driven by the Santa Ana winds, causing the fire to spread at a rate of 3,600 acres (15 km 2) per hour. [2]
The Rice Fire was a wildfire that burned from October 22, 2007 until November 1, 2007, in Fallbrook, California. [1] While not one of the largest fires of the 2007 California wildfire season, only burning 9,472 acres (38 km 2), it was one of the most destructive, with 248 structures being destroyed.