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A fierce Southern California wildfire destroys dozens of houses near a highway corridor between Los Angeles and Las Vegas and forces as many as 80,000 residents to flee.
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Flames whipped by solid winds blaze however a slope before devastating camper vans amid the Blue Cut Fire in San Bernardino County, California, August 17, 2016. REUTERS/Patrick T Fallon
A deer keeps running amid the Blue Cut flame close Wrightwood, California, August 17, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
Trees blaze on a slope amid the Blue Cut flame close Wrightwood, California, August 17, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
A tremendous crest of smoke traverses Interstate 15 amid the Blue Cut flame at the Cajon Pass in San Bernardino County, California, August 17, 2016. REUTERS/Patrick T Fallon
A man quiets his stallion in the city while emptying from the Blue Cut Fire in the San Bernardino National Forest in San Bernardino County, California, August 16, 2016. REUTERS/Gene Blevins
The sun sets through smokey skies from the Blue Cut Fire in the San Bernardino National Forest in San Bernardino County, California, August 16, 2016. REUTERS/Gene Blevins
Burned structures stand amid the Blue Cut flame at the Cajon Pass in San Bernardino County, California, August 17, 2016. REUTERS/Patrick T Fallon
A chicken (front) keeps running by a chicken coop that smolders with creatures still inside (not envisioned) at the Blue Cut Fire in the San Bernardino National Forest in San Bernardino County, California, August 16, 2016. REUTERS/Gene Blevins
A firefighter showers water on a propane rank while ensuring homes amid the Blue Cut Fire in San Bernardino County, California, August 17, 2016. REUTERS/Patrick T Fallon
Melted glass blocks stand inside the mass of a blazed structure amid the Blue Cut flame at the Cajon Pass in San Bernardino County, California, August 17, 2016. REUTERS/Patrick T Fallon
Property proprietor Jim Watson utilizes a tractor to make a flame break for his neighbors at the Blue Cut Fire in the San Bernardino National Forest in San Bernardino County, California, August 16, 2016. REUTERS/Gene Blevins
Firefighters race to splash water on a shed while securing homes amid the Blue Cut flame in San Bernardino County, California, August 17, 2016. REUTERS/Patrick T Fallon
A thank you message for firefighters written in chalk is envisioned outside a habitation as the Blue Cut flame smolders close Wrightwood, California, August 17, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
Thick smoke from the Blue Cut Fire fills the sky close to the San Bernardino National Forest in San Bernardino County, California, August 16, 2016. REUTERS/Gene Blevins
A bulldozer chips away at a flame line while fighting the Blue Cut flame close Wrightwood, California, August 17, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni
Firefighters ensure homes amid the Blue Cut Fire in San Bernardino County, California, August 17, 2016. REUTERS/Patrick T Fallon
A cross stands close blazed earth amid the Blue Cut flame at the Cajon Pass in San Bernardino County, California, August 17, 2016. REUTERS/Patrick T Fallon
A firefighting helicopter moves around electrical cables and smoke to make a water drop amid the Blue Cut flame at the Cajon Pass in San Bernardino County, California, August 17, 2016. REUTERS/Patrick T Fallon
Flames seethe on a fallen electrical cable shaft amid the Blue Cut flame at the Cajon Pass in San Bernardino County, California, August 17, 2016. REUTERS/Patrick T Fallon
Firefighters keep watch on the Blue Cut flame smoldering close Wrightwood, California, August 17, 2016. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni