Cool weather forecast offers hope in battling intense Southern California blaze
Several days of triple-digit temperatures have stoked a wildfire in Southern California that burned so hot it created its own thunderstorm-like weather systems, but firefighters are hoping to gain the upper hand as cooler weather is expected to move into the area after Tuesday. The Line Fire has forced at least 6,000 people to evacuate and threatened thousands of home and commercial structures as it burns along the edge of the San Bernardino National Forest, about 65 miles (105 kilometers) east of Los Angeles. Firefighters have been working in steep terrain and challenging conditions in temperatures above 100 degrees (37.7 Celsius), limiting their ability to control the blaze, which has created the type of clouds that can spawn gusty winds and lightning strikes.
