Wildfire Crosses Freeway in Southern California

A fast-moving wildfire swept across a freeway Friday in the western U.S. state of California, burning cars and trucks and threatening homes in the area. Television footage showed the fire, pushed by desert winds, burning on both sides of Interstate Highway 15, the main highway between Southern California and Las Vegas, Nevada. Authorities shut down Interstate 15 in both directions, causing traffic to back up for miles. At least a dozen stationary vehicles were on fire. Many other...

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