Rain may douse California wildfire threatening homes Firefighters are hoping rainy weather will douse a wildfire that threatens thousands of homes in the coastal foothills north of Los AngelesFirefighters are hoping rainy weather will douse a wildfire that threatens thousands of homes in the coastal foothills north of Los Angeles. The wind-whipped fire that erupted Monday raged through tinder-dry brushy canyons in the same area where a 1990 blaze destroyed more than 400 homes. No homes had burned as of Tuesday night but about 2,400 homes and other buildings in the Goleta area near Santa Barbara remained threatened, fire officials said. The National Weather Service expected rain to hit the region before dawn Wednesday, with up to an inch possible as the storm moved through. Most of the fire’s growth occurred Monday and while the burned area increased on Tuesday, most of the 5,500 people who had been ordered to evacuate were being allowed home.

Source: ABC News November 27, 2019 06:00 UTC