Firefighters battle California wildfires amid searing heat

CASTAIC, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters working in a scorching heat wave have made some progress in battles against two rural California wildfires. An 8-square-mile blaze in northwestern Los Angeles County is 12% contained Thursday after burning one home. Seven firefighters were taken to hospitals for treatment of heat injuries Wednesday, and all have been released. Authorities in eastern San Diego County report there’s 5% containment of a blaze near the U.S.-Mexico border that has grown to more than 6 square miles and burned at least four buildings. The fires erupted Wednesday in bone-dry brush as the state suffers through an extreme heat wave.