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Brandon N. McGlover, 32, of Temecula, was arrested because he was suspected of having burned down five houses and ordered the evacuation of a family. Mountain town of Southern California. A fire broke out Wednesday afternoon and a fire broke out in the San Jacinto Mountains east of Los Angeles. rapidly increased to 7 miles-square miles, fed by dry scrub and trees in rough terrain. It was burning in and around the San Bernardino National Forest, prompting authorities to order evacuations for Idyllwild and surrounding communities, which are home to around 12,000 people.
No injuries have been reported but dozens of horses and other animals and several hundred people.
William Blodgett, of Idyllwild, said that he could not go home because of the fire and that he had to wait with other people in a service station in the Mountain Center – until the fire jumped on a freeway and He began to move in his direction.
"We all peeled as soon as possible," he told KNBC-TV. "It was apocalyptic."
Fire is one of many across California in the midst of a state heat wave. To the north, in the San Francisco Bay area, at least one house was burned in a rapid fire in Clayton, where houses are spread around windy roads.
Yosemite Valley, the The picturesque heart of the National Park was closed at noon on Wednesday during the tourist season, the smoke sending a cold to the area following a fire in the Sierra Nevada. and climb among the spectacular views of cascading waterfalls and steep rock walls. 9659002] "We had a guest who planned a trip for a week," said Tom Lambert, who owns a vacation rental property near Yosemite Valley. "It was a father-daughter trip, for her high school graduation … Now it's done, it's sad." Another guest had to delay plans to ride Half Dome.
The closure was also a blow to Lambert and other companies that rely on summer tourist traffic.
Most people left the valley on Tuesday. closing, said park spokesman Scott Gediman. The remaining campers packed their gear Wednesday, joining the exodus that was mostly ordained.
