200 homes evacuated in S. California due to wildfire

TIL Desk/World/San Francisco/ A fast-moving wildfire in Southern California has forced the evacuation of 200 homes, authorities said. Dubbed the “Apple Fire”, the blaze ravaged 900 acres in five hours after it was first reported on Friday with zero containment in the Riverside County.

Four helicopters, seven air tanks, and 375 firefighters are fighting the blaze, the county’s fire department said, adding that so far no home was damaged and no injuries were reported.

The wildfire scene is located near a community with about 5,000 residents named Cherry Valley, 110 km east of Los Angeles downtown. This is the latest wildfire in Southern California, where several blazes have erupted due to dangerously hot conditions with low humidity.