Approaching storm complicates California wildfire fight

By JULIE WATSON and JOHN ANTCZAK
Associated Press

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Firefighters are struggling to control raging California wildfires that have grown explosively during extreme heat and forced thousands of residents to flee mountain communities at both ends of the state. The Fairview Fire in Southern California covered about 43 square miles of Riverside County and is just 5% contained. To the north in the Sierra Nevada, the Mosquito Fire is burning out of control, threatening 3,600 homes in Placer and El Dorado counties. Meanwhile Tropical Storm Kay off Baja California began to bring gusty winds to Southern California early Friday, including the first rain band before dawn.