A ferocious wildfire had swallowed up many homes as it spread across more than 49 square miles of mountain and desert east of Los Angeles. That left evacuees in a cruel limbo, forced to spend another night wondering whether anything they owned was still intact. They included Shawn Brady, who had been told by a neighbor that flames had raged down their street. "I'm trying to remain optimistic," Brady said as he sat outside a shelter for evacuees in Fontana. San Bernardino County fire officials could only confirm that dozens of structures had burned, and that big numbers are likely.

Source: Fox News August 18, 2016 13:52 UTC