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- US-CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRESFirefighters check on a backfire during the Saddleridge fire in Newhall, California on October 11, 2019. - Much of California was on high alert Friday as wind-driven wildfires tore through the state's south, forcing the evacuation of tens of thousands of people and destroying multiple structures and homes. Fire officials said an 89-year-old woman died in Calimesa, about 70 miles (115 kilometers) east of Los Angeles, when fire swept through a trailer park overnight after the driver of a garbage truck that caught fire dumped his burning load nearby. (Photo by Josh Edelson / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
- US-CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRESA firefighter walks near a backfire during the Saddleridge fire in Newhall, California on October 11, 2019. - Much of California was on high alert Friday as wind-driven wildfires tore through the state's south, forcing the evacuation of tens of thousands of people and destroying multiple structures and homes. Fire officials said an 89-year-old woman died in Calimesa, about 70 miles (115 kilometers) east of Los Angeles, when fire swept through a trailer park overnight after the driver of a garbage truck that caught fire dumped his burning load nearby. (Photo by Josh Edelson / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
- US-CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRESAn aircraft helps fight the Saddleridge fire by dropping fire retardant along a ridge in Newhall, California on October 11, 2019. - Much of California was on high alert Friday as wind-driven wildfires tore through the state's south, forcing the evacuation of tens of thousands of people and destroying multiple structures and homes. Fire officials said an 89-year-old woman died in Calimesa, about 70 miles (115 kilometers) east of Los Angeles, when fire swept through a trailer park overnight after the driver of a garbage truck that caught fire dumped his burning load nearby. (Photo by Josh Edelson / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
- US-CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRESA firefighter sleeps in his truck during the Saddleridge fire in Porter Ranch, California on October 11, 2019. - Much of California was on high alert Friday as wind-driven wildfires tore through the state's south, forcing the evacuation of tens of thousands of people and destroying multiple structures and homes. Fire officials said an 89-year-old woman died in Calimesa, about 70 miles (115 kilometers) east of Los Angeles, when fire swept through a trailer park overnight after the driver of a garbage truck that caught fire dumped his burning load nearby. (Photo by Josh Edelson / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
- US-CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRESFirefighters light a backfire during the Saddleridge fire in Newhall, California on October 11, 2019. - Much of California was on high alert Friday as wind-driven wildfires tore through the state's south, forcing the evacuation of tens of thousands of people and destroying multiple structures and homes. Fire officials said an 89-year-old woman died in Calimesa, about 70 miles (115 kilometers) east of Los Angeles, when fire swept through a trailer park overnight after the driver of a garbage truck that caught fire dumped his burning load nearby. (Photo by Josh Edelson / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
- US-CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRESA police car passes by a flaming hillside during the Saddleridge fire in Newhall, California on October 11, 2019. - Much of California was on high alert Friday as wind-driven wildfires tore through the state's south, forcing the evacuation of tens of thousands of people and destroying multiple structures and homes. Fire officials said an 89-year-old woman died in Calimesa, about 70 miles (115 kilometers) east of Los Angeles, when fire swept through a trailer park overnight after the driver of a garbage truck that caught fire dumped his burning load nearby. (Photo by Josh Edelson / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
- US-CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRESAn air tanker drops fire retardant in the continued fight against the Saddleridge fire in Newhall, California on October 11, 2019. - Much of California was on high alert Friday as wind-driven wildfires tore through the state's south, forcing the evacuation of tens of thousands of people and destroying multiple structures and homes. Fire officials said an 89-year-old woman died in Calimesa, about 70 miles (115 kilometers) east of Los Angeles, when fire swept through a trailer park overnight after the driver of a garbage truck that caught fire dumped his burning load nearby. (Photo by Josh Edelson / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
- US-CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRESA firefighter sleeps on the sidewalk during the Saddleridge fire in Porter Ranch, California on October 11, 2019. - Much of California was on high alert Friday as wind-driven wildfires tore through the state's south, forcing the evacuation of tens of thousands of people and destroying multiple structures and homes. Fire officials said an 89-year-old woman died in Calimesa, about 70 miles (115 kilometers) east of Los Angeles, when fire swept through a trailer park overnight after the driver of a garbage truck that caught fire dumped his burning load nearby. (Photo by Josh Edelson / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
- US-CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRESResidents view the burned remains of their home after flames from the Saddleridge fire tore through Granada Hills, California on October 11, 2019. - The fire broke out late October 10 and has scorched some 4,600 acres (1,816 hectares), and forced mandatory evacuation orders for 12,700 homes. (Photo by Josh Edelson / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
- US-CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRESA firefighter sleeps in his truck during the Saddleridge fire in Porter Ranch, California on October 11, 2019. - Much of California was on high alert Friday as wind-driven wildfires tore through the state's south, forcing the evacuation of tens of thousands of people and destroying multiple structures and homes. Fire officials said an 89-year-old woman died in Calimesa, about 70 miles (115 kilometers) east of Los Angeles, when fire swept through a trailer park overnight after the driver of a garbage truck that caught fire dumped his burning load nearby. (Photo by Josh Edelson / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
- US-CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRESEyad Jarjour (R) consoles his neighbor who lost his home in the Saddleridge Fire in Granada Hills, California on October 11, 2019. - The fire broke out late October 10 and has scorched some 4,600 acres (1,816 hectares), and forced mandatory evacuation orders for 12,700 homes. (Photo by Josh Edelson / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
- Saddleridge FireThe Saddleridge Fire burns in the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles. Oct. 11, 2019. (CBS2)
- Saddleridge FireWater drops continued throughout the night as firefighters worked to contain the Saddleridge Fire burning in the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles on Oct. 10, 2019. (CBSLA)
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- Saddleridge FireHorses try to escape the Saddleridge Fire burning in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles. Oct. 10, 2019. (credit: CBS)
- saddleridge-fire-silhouetteThe Saddleridge Fire burns in the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles. Oct. 11, 2019. (CBS2)
- Saddleridge FireMelted items in the garage of a fire-damaged house are seen as the Saddleridge Fire grows to thousands of acres in just a few hours in the Porter Ranch section of Los Angeles in the early morning hours of Oct. 11, 2019. (DAVID MCNEW/AFP via Getty Images)
- Saddleridge FireThe moon shines through the smoke over a hillside of embers of the Saddleridge Fire in the Porter Ranch section of Los Angeles in the early morning hours of October 11, 2019. (DAVID MCNEW/AFP via Getty Images)
- Saddleridge FireFlames from the Saddleridge Fire approach a home in the Porter Ranch section of Los Angeles in the early morning hours of Oct. 11, 2019. DAVID MCNEW/AFP via Getty Images)
- Saddleridge FirePeople evacuate their homes as the Saddleridge Fire grows in the Porter Ranch section of Los Angeles, California, in the early morning hours of Oct. 11, 2019. (DAVID MCNEW/AFP via Getty Images)
- Saddleridge firefighterThe Saddleridge Fire burns in the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles. Oct. 11, 2019. (CBS2)
- Saddleridge FireThe Saddleridge Fire burns in the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles. Oct. 11, 2019. (CBS2)
- Saddleridge FireThe Saddleridge Fire burns along the 210 Freeway in Los Angeles, Calif. Oct. 11, 2019. (Caltrans)
- Saddleridge FireThe Saddleridge Fire burns in the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles. Oct. 11, 2019. (CBS2)
- Saddleridge FireA man stomps on flames of the Saddleridge Fire in the Porter Ranch section of Los Angeles in the early morning hours of Oct. 11, 2019. (DAVID MCNEW/AFP via Getty Images)
- Saddleridge FireA helicopter drops water to help fight flames as the Saddleridge Fire in the Porter Ranch section of Los Angeles, California on Oct. 11, 2019. (JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
- Saddleridge FireA firefighting helicopter works the Saddleridge Fire on October 11, 2019 near Porter Ranch, California. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
- CaptureThe 5 Freeway in Sylmar, Calif., during the Saddleridge Fire. Oct. 11, 2019. (Caltrans)
- Saddleridge FireThe 5 and 14 freeway interchange in Sylmar, Calif., during the Saddleridge Fire. Oct. 11, 2019. (Caltrans)
- Saddleridge FireA helicopter drops water to help fight flames on the Saddleridge Fire in the Porter Ranch section of Los Angeles, California, on Oct. 11, 2019. (JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
- Saddleridge FireEyad Jarjour (L) views his neighbor's burned residence after flames from the Saddleridge Fire tore through the region in Granada Hills, Calif., on Oct. 11, 2019. (JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
- Saddleridge FireA burned home smolders after flames from the Saddleridge Fire tore through the region in Granada Hills, California on Oct. 11, 2019. (JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
- Saddleridge FireSmoke from the Saddleridge Fire rises on Oct. 11, 2019 near Porter Ranch, Calif. The fast moving wind-driven fire has burned more than 4,000 acres and at least 23,000 homes are under mandatory evacuation orders. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
- Saddleridge FireA resident views the burned remains of her home in Granada Hills after the Saddleridge Fire tore through the region on Oct. 11, 2019. (JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
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