Bobcat fire approaches 100,000 acres, making it one of LA County’s largest blazes in history
- Fire is moving into some remote areas in the Antelope Valley, destroying homes and prompting numerous evacuations
- Officials said with lower temperatures and calmer winds firefighters expected a chance to control the blaze
The Bobcat fire is approaching 100,000 acres (4,046 hectares), making it one of the largest wildfires in Los Angeles County history, and on Sunday it continued to threaten some desert communities as well as the Mt Wilson Observatory in the San Gabriel Mountains.
Although the fire is no longer bearing down on foothill communities such as Arcadia and Monrovia, it is moving into some remote areas in the Antelope Valley, destroying homes and prompting numerous evacuations, officials said.
There were flare-ups overnight around Mt. Wilson but firefighters on the ground and in the air were able to prevent any losses there.
The fire has burned nearly 94,000 acres and is only 15% contained, officials said. Winds could kick up again, but fire officials said with lower temperatures and calmer winds expected on Monday and Tuesday, this might give them a chance to get the upper hand on the blaze.
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Several homes in the remote foothills community were lost, authorities said. The extent of the destruction wasn’t immediately clear.
“We’ll get a better assessment once our teams go out, but we were in an active firefight yesterday,” he said. He said firefighters were continuing to work to protect homes.
