A firefighter battles the Ponderosa Fire east of Oroville, California. The University of California Santa Barbara canceled Friday classes as well.The Thomas Fire northwest of Los Angeles grew to 115,000 acres (46,540 hectares) from 96,000 acres (38,850 hectares) and destroyed 439 structures, officials said. "The Los Angeles Police Department tweeted, "LAPD Working to Save Every Californian, Pets Included" along with a photo of a police officer in a respirator rescuing a cat. "Utilities cut power to customers in some mountain communities northeast of San Diego and east of Los Angeles to lessen fire danger. The outage could last several days.The fires are the second outbreak to ravage parts of California this autumn.

Source: Egypt Today December 08, 2017 09:33 UTC