An air tanker drops fire retardant on homes near Reche Road, west of Interstate 15, as the Rice Fire destroys at least 100 homes on Monday, Oct. 22, 2007 near Fallbrook, Calif. Southern California is being pounding by Santa Ana Winds pushing numerous major wildfires into communities surrounded by native Chaparral habitat and burning hundreds of homes. More than 250,000 people have been evacuated from their homes so far.
(Photo: GETTY IMAGES/David McNew)
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