LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Firefighters on Thursday held back a wildfire in the mountains of Southern California that forced the evacuation of the resort community of Idyllwild after flames engulfed seven homes and numerous other buildings.
The so-called Mountain Fire has charred more than 22,800 acres of drought-parched chaparral and timber, much of it in steep, remote wilderness terrain inside the San Bernardino National Forest, according to the U.S. Forest Service.
The blaze erupted on Monday afternoon about 100 miles east of Los Angeles in the scenic San Jacinto Mountains that overlook Palm Springs, Rancho Mirage and several smaller desert towns.
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