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100,000 in Southern California to evacuate as blaze grows

by Olga R. RodriguezChristopher Weber
| October 26, 2020 7:06 PM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fast-moving wildfires forced evacuation orders for more than 100,000 people and seriously injured two firefighters in Southern California on Monday as powerful winds across the state prompted power to be cut to hundreds of thousands to prevent utility equipment from sparking new blazes.

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