The Colby Fire continues to burn in the foothills above Glendora and Azusa after it erupted just before 6 a.m. on Thursday near the Angeles National Forest, according to a story .
More than five dozen firefighters have been deployed to battle the rapidly growing blaze, and though progress has been made, the fire was reportedly only 30 percent contained as of 11 p.m. last night.
Yesterday, flames and smoke forced 3,700 Californians to evacuate the area. So far, the blaze has scorched 1,709 acres, damaged 17 buildings, and destroyed at least five homes, including a guest house on the campus of the historic Singer Mansion, a 1920s estate built by heirs to the Singer sewing machine fortune.
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