Growing California wildfire threatens homes
Pastor Dale Morgan
Growing California wildfire threatens homes*
Updated 11/13/2006 12:43 AM ET
LAKE ELSINORE, Calif. (AP) — A wildfire was burning out of control
Sunday across almost 200 acres of hillside brush and trees in Riverside
County, prompting authorities to order voluntary evacuations for 100
homes, officials said.
The fire threatened about 300 homes in Lake Elsinore, according to Capt.
Julie Hutchinson of the California Department of Forestry and Fire
Protection.
It broke out Sunday evening and chewed through dense brush and trees
covering hills west of Lake Elsinore and north of Highway 74, she said.
About 180 firefighters were working the blaze.
"We're definitely concerned about it growing," Hutchinson said.
The cause was under investigation.
Lake Elsinore is located about 75 miles east of Los Angeles.