NU Online News Service, Oct. 5, 2:54 p.m. EDT
Fire officials battling yet another wildfire in California feel they are getting a handle on the latest blaze as the weather improved overnight.
The most recent wildfire, located in San Bernardino County--named the Sheep Fire--broke out on Oct. 3 and has consumed 7,500 acres and destroyed three homes. Between 4,000 and 6,000 people were evacuated in the face of the wildfire, which threatened the town of Wrightwood, said Peter Moraga, a spokesman for the Insurance Information Network for California (IINC).
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