PHOTO GALLERY: Saddle Ridge Fire Sends Thousands Fleeing

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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-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)