Lake fire raises concern as wildfire season heats up
by Joseph Serna, Los Angeles Times
Aug 14, 2020
3 minutes
LOS ANGELES - A pillar of smoke and ash rose into the sky over Lake Hughes like an erupting volcano. Firefighters hustled to save nearby structures as flames swirled and feasted on dry brush and timber.
If the explosive blaze that crews battled in the Angeles National Forest on Wednesday night is any indication, officials say Southern California has entered a new chapter of the 2020 fire season.
"We're getting to the most critical part ... after a long, hot, dry summer,"
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