Wednesday, July 14th, 2004 — Crews prepared for another day of 100-degree temperatures Wednesday as wildfires raged out of control in three Southern California counties.
About 17,000 acres of brush and forest burned in Los Angeles, Riverside and San Diego counties. No homes were destroyed but dozens were evacuated since the first fire erupted Sunday.
More than 80 homes were evacuated in the Lake Hughes area of the Angeles National Forest. The fire, which destroyed an outbuilding and motor home, was 35 percent contained.
‘A very dangerous, very erratic fire’ “This is a very dangerous, very erratic fire that’s still advancing,” said county fire Capt. Mark Whaling.