Cooler Temperatures Expected to Help SoCal Crews Attack Massive Fires

Three massive fires covered nearly 175 square miles in Southern California on Sept. 12 as hundreds of firefighters and National Guard soldiers continued battling blazes in four counties. Cooler weather on the horizon, however, is expected to slow the progress on some of the more active fire areas in the Bridge, Airport, and Line fires. Gusty winds that fueled extreme fire behavior in the Bridge Fire earlier this week died down Wednesday night, allowing firefighters to continue making progress building fire lines and mopping up burned areas, fire officials reported Thursday morning. The fire’s burn area in Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties reached nearly 80 square miles on Thursday with no containment....