The 5 Freeway partially reopens as the Route fire near Castaic grows to 5,208 acres amid California's most severe heat wave of the year.
From Wednesday through Labor Day weekend, weather forecasters predict temperatures could reach as high as 115 degrees in some parts of Southern California.One home was destroyed, and 550 other structures remained threatened by fast-moving moving flames that Garcia described as “explosive fire behavior.”
All of the firefighters were treated and released, but the number of injuries also served as a reminder to fire officials of the extreme conditions firefighters are expected to confront on the front lines Thursday and in the coming days as the heat wave, and dangerous fire conditions, linger in the region.
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