Fires ignite as Santa Ana winds raise danger of quick-moving flames
by Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times
Oct 31, 2023
3 minutes
The season's first Santa Ana wind event was expected to last through Monday night, and it brought dangerous fire conditions to Southern California. Several small brush fires ignited Sunday across Los Angeles and Ventura counties, and a major fire erupted Monday in Riverside County.
High winds and low humidity increased the fire risk and brought the threat of preventive power shutoffs to almost 70,000 customers in L.A. and Ventura counties, according to Southern California Edison.
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