Firefighters battle fierce California wildfires

US: Raging southern California wildfires showed no signs of abating Saturday, wounding three people and prompting evacuation of 3,000 homes a day after Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency.

The blazes, including some just a few miles north of sprawling Los Angeles, were still “out of control,” according to fire officials, and by mid-afternoon had engulfed over 19,770 acres (8,000 hectares) of vegetation.

The flames, being fought by over 750 firefighters and fire planes dropping their loads of water, also threatened 3,000 homes and nearly 100 other structures.

Los Angeles, Sunday, AFP