Cooler Weather Aids Crews Battling California Wildfires

Firefighters were working aggressively to regain control after a raging California fire jumped a highway that had served as a containment line for the massive blaze — one of 20 wildfires burning in California. Cooler weather had helped crews build a buffer Monday between the wildfire and some of the thousands of homes it threatened as it tore through drought-withered areas. But Monday afternoon erratic wind blew hot embers across Highway 20, north of the city of...

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