Wind-driven Southern California fires force thousands to evacuate
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Firefighters battled several wind-driven wildfires across Southern California on Saturday as hot temperatures, dry air and strong Santa Ana winds fueled dangerous conditions and prompted evacuations.
In Orange County, the Norte Fire began Friday in San Clemente and spread into neighboring San Juan Capistrano. The blaze had burned about 465 acres and was 5% contained Saturday, according to fire officials. At least six homes were damaged or destroyed, and about 16,000 residents were ordered to evacuate. Some orders were later lifted, but most remained in effect as hundreds of firefighters worked to contain active fire lines and extinguish smoldering debris.
Officials said the strongest winds arrived Friday afternoon, with mountain gusts reaching 50 to 70 mph and coastal and valley gusts of 35 to 55 mph. A heat advisory for the Orange and San Diego county coasts remained in effect through Saturday evening. Authorities also shut off electricity in some areas to reduce the risk of windblown electrical sparks, leaving thousands without power.
In Malibu, the wind-driven Bryson Fire grew to about 200 acres, triggering evacuation orders and warnings and threatening roughly 100 structures.
The National Weather Service warned of a high risk of large fires and rapid growth, particularly in Los Angeles and Ventura counties and in mountain and foothill areas farther north.
HOW THIS STORY WAS MADE
Written from 8 articles, 2 with the publisher's own text; 8 independent newsrooms once syndicated copies count as one; this version written 162 h after the record first saw the story; the editor revised it.
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WHAT THE EDITOR DID
The second model checked the writer's draft against the same sources and changed it before publication. Struck words were in the draft; underlined words are its corrections.
WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: Delete the unsupported sentence attributing a ground-and-air response to the Bryson Fire. - "Fire crews were responding from the ground and air.": The provided sources describe a ground-and-air response to the Norte Fire, not the Bryson Fire in Malibu.
THE DRAFT AND THE CHANGES
Wind-driven Southern California fires force thousands to evacuate
Firefighters battled several wind-driven wildfires across Southern California on Saturday as hot temperatures, dry air and strong Santa Ana winds fueled dangerous conditions and prompted evacuations.
In Orange County, the Norte Fire began Friday in San Clemente and spread into neighboring San Juan Capistrano. The blaze had burned about 465 acres and was 5% contained Saturday, according to fire officials. At least six homes were damaged or destroyed, and about 16,000 residents were ordered to evacuate. Some orders were later lifted, but most remained in effect as hundreds of firefighters worked to contain active fire lines and extinguish smoldering debris.
Officials said the strongest winds arrived Friday afternoon, with mountain gusts reaching 50 to 70 mph and coastal and valley gusts of 35 to 55 mph. A heat advisory for the Orange and San Diego county coasts remained in effect through Saturday evening. Authorities also shut off electricity in some areas to reduce the risk of windblown electrical sparks, leaving thousands without power.
In Malibu, the wind-driven Bryson Fire grew to about 200 acres, triggering evacuation orders and warnings and threatening roughly 100 structures. Fire crews were responding from the ground and air.
The National Weather Service warned of a high risk of large fires and rapid growth, particularly in Los Angeles and Ventura counties and in mountain and foothill areas farther north.
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