A series of wildfires continued to burn throughout California on Tuesday as flames charred more than 50,000 acres and occupied the efforts of nearly 3,000 firefighters, authorities said. The San Gabriel complex fire — which is two separate fires — as well as numerous smaller fires chewed through dry vegetation. Crews also continue to work on mop-up operations along the perimeter of the Pony fire burning in Klamath National Forest about 15 miles southwest of Happy Camp in Siskiyou County. The U.S. Forest Service said it is using pack mules to supply firefighters who are sleeping and eating near the fire. The Erskine fire in Kern County, the largest of the fires, has burned 48,019 acres and claimed two lives since it began near Lake Isabella last month.

Source: Los Angeles Times July 05, 2016 17:13 UTC