SAN DIEGO - A massive aerial assault and a break in harsh winds helped firefighters make their first major progress against Southern California's firestorm, raising evacuees' hopes of returning home for good. But flames were still drawing perilously toward thousands of homes.
The hot, dry Santa Ana winds that have whipped the blazes into a destructive, indiscriminate fury since the weekend were expected to all but disappear Thursday.
"That will certainly aid in firefighting efforts," National Weather Service meteorologist Jamie Meier said.
The record high temperatures of recent days began succumbing to cooling sea breezes, and two fires that burned 21 homes in northern Los Angeles County were fully contained.
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**The updated news is that these fires have claimed two more lives. Let's pray that ALL of the fires are put out soon and that if there truely was any criminal act behind the start of them that the person(s) will be found and brought to justice. In the mean time, I hope Mooseboy and Keven (I was under the impression that both are from California though I have no idea from what area) are ok and that their homes are still intact.**
Posted by Mrs Muddy at October 25, 2007 12:57 PM