A brief but heavy downpour helped firefighters battling the massive blaze, but meteorologists warned of the potential for sudden and erratic wind shifts that could endanger crews.
A brief but heavy downpour helped firefighters battling the massive blaze, but meteorologists warned of the potential for sudden and erratic wind shifts that could endanger crews.
High winds and hot temperatures were combining to drive the York Fire, a nearly 80,000-acre blaze ignited in Mojave National Preserve in California that was being fought by nearly 300 firefighters Monday.
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