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California wildfires at a glance
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Major wildfires in California:

- Buckweed Fire: 27,500 acres in northeastern Los Angeles County south of Agua Dulce. 20 percent contained. Approximately 15,000 people and 5,500 homes evacuated. Twenty-five structures and two bridges destroyed. Three people injured. Nine hundred homes without power.

- Canyon Fire: 2,400 acres in coastal community of Malibu. Out of control. About 200 homes evacuated. Five homes destroyed as well as two commercial buildings, including a church. Ten homes damaged. No injuries reported.

- Harris Fire: 20,000 acres about 70 miles southeast of San Diego north of the border town of Tecate. Five percent contained. Unknown number of homes destroyed. One civilian killed, 15 people injured, including four firefighters.

- Witch Fire: 10,000 acres in northern San Diego County between Ramona and Santa Ysabel. Five percent contained. Unknown number of homes destroyed. No reports of injuries.

- Grass Valley Fire: More than 300 acres in Grass Valley area west of Lake Arrowhead in San Bernardino Mountains. Unknown number of homes destroyed, 1,500 homes threatened, several communities evacuated.

- Slide Fire: More than 300 acres in Green Valley area of San Bernardino Mountains. Four hundred homes threatened, several communities evacuated.

- Orange County Fire: 8,800 acres in Orange County east of Irvine. Thirty percent contained. No homes destroyed. Four minor injuries to firefighters.

- Ranch Fire: 29,000 acres near Piru in Ventura County. Ten percent contained. About 200 people evacuated. One homes destroyed and no injuries reported.

- Sedgewick Fire: 710 acres near Los Olivos in Santa Barbara County. Fifty percent contained. No evacuations. No homes destroyed and no reports of injuries.