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    • Thousands flee SoCal wildfire
    • Thousands flee SoCal wildfire
    • Thousands flee SoCal wildfire
    • Thousands flee SoCal wildfire
    • Thousands flee SoCal wildfire
    • Thousands flee SoCal wildfire
    • Thousands flee SoCal wildfire
    • Thousands flee SoCal wildfire
    • Thousands flee SoCal wildfire
    • Thousands flee SoCal wildfire
    • Thousands flee SoCal wildfire
    • Smoke from the Mountain Fire obscures the sun as a fire-fighting helicopter heads for a water drop on the Mountain Fire after picking up water from Lake Hemet, July 18, 2013 near Idyllwild, California. The massive wildfire in Riverside County has grown to 23,000 acres and is advancing towards the mountain town of Idyllwild on one front and city of Palm Springs on the other front destroying several homes and forcing the evacuation of 6,000 people.

      Credit: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

    • This July 17, 2013 image provided by Paul Newkirk shows wildfire smoke near Idyllwild, Calif. Tensions heightened late Wednesday after winds shifted, causing the fire to change course and head in the direction of Idyllwild, an artist community and hiking destination in the San Jacinto Mountains.

      Credit: AP Photo/Paul Newkirk

    • A fire-fighting helicopter drops down to pick up water from Lake Hemet to fight the Mountain Fire on July 18, 2013 in Idyllwild, California. The massive wildfire in Riverside County has grown to 23,000 acres and is advancing towards the mountain town of Idyllwild on one front and the city of Palm Springs on the other, destroying several homes and forcing the evacuation of 6,000 people.

      Credit: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

    • An air tanker makes a drop on the Mountain Fire near Lake Hemet, Calif. on Tuesday, July 16, 2013. The 14,200 acre forest fire near Idyllwild Calif., has caused Idyllwild and adjacent communities east of Highway 243 to issued mandatory evacuations for hundreds of homes Wednesday.

      Credit: AP Photo/The Press-Enterprise, Frank Bellino

    • This image from NASA's Terra satellite shows smoke from a wildfire near Idyllwild, Calif., on the right. Los Angeles can be seen on the left. The blaze in the San Jacinto Mountains has expanded to roughly 39 square miles and was 15 percent contained Friday, July 19, 2013.

      Credit: AP Photo/NASA

    • A Hot Shot crew walks past ground charred by a wildfire Thursday July 18, 2013 near Lake Hemet, Calif., in the San Jacinto Mountains.

      Nearly 3,500 firefighters, aided by nearly 30 aircraft, battled the fire, which stretched in elevation from 4,000 feet to 9,000 feet along the mountains, putting crews in temperatures from a comfortable 75 degrees to a scorching 110.

      Credit: AP Photo/Nick Ut

    • A huge column of smoke rises from the Mountain Fire near Idyllwild, Calif., Wednesday, July 17, 2013. Authorities asked for additional evacuations as the wildfire in the mountains southwest of Palm Springs rages on.

      Credit: AP Photo/The Desert Sun, Richard Lui

    • A DC-10 makes a drop of fire retardant on the Mountain Fire on July 18, 2013 near Idyllwild, California. The massive wildfire in Riverside County has grown to 23,000 acres and is advancing towards the mountain town of Idyllwild on one front and the city of Palm Springs on the other, destroying several homes and forcing the evacuation of 6,000 people.

      Credit: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

    • Brian Grant, second from right, with the San Bernardino National Forest Service, informs residents of Idyllwild, Calif., on the progress of the Mountain Fire, Friday, July 19, 2013. Residents of another 700 homes were advised to retreat to safety on Friday as crews fighting a wildfire in the mountains above Palm Springs grew increasingly concerned about the possibility of unstable weather and erratic winds.

      Credit: AP Photo/The Desert Sun, Richard Lui

    • The remains of a pickup truck are shown in the wake of the Mountain Fire after the blaze scorched the area on July 18, 2013 near Idyllwild, California.

      The fire, which began Monday, has burned six homes and mobile homes, one cabin, and more than a dozen other buildings.

      Credit: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

    • Lucille Prevosto and her husband Joe Prevosto look through charred remains of a storage shed where they kept their furniture, china and personal memorabilia on their son Marty Prevosto's property, which was destroyed by the Mountain Fire July 18, 2013 near Idyllwild, California.

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    • Lucille Prevosto and her husband Joe Prevosto look through the charred remains of a storage shed where they kept furniture, china and personal memorabilia on the property of their son, which was destroyed by the Mountain Fire July 18, 2013 near Idyllwild, California.

      Credit: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

    • Liquified metal from a burned-out BMW car next to a destroyed home is shown after the Mountain Fire scorched the area on July 18, 2013 near Idyllwild, California. The massive wildfire in Riverside county has grown to 23,000 acres and is advancing towards the mountain town of Idyllwild on one front and city of Palm Springs on the other front destroying several homs and forcing the evacuation of 6,000 people.

      Credit: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

    • A fire-fighting helicopter heads to Lake Hemet to pick up water as a large plum of smoke rises to the sky from the out-to-control Mountain Fire on July 18, 2013 in Idyllwild, California.

      Credit: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

    • Doug Dowalter gets in his motor home to evacuate from his home on Morris Ranch Road from the Mountain Fire near Southern California's Lake Hemet on Tuesday. July 16, 2013.

      Credit: AP Photo/The Press-Enterprise, Frank Bellino

    • A deer walks through the charred landscape after the Mountain Fire raced through the area on July 18, 2013 near Idyllwild, California.

      Credit: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

    • A view of the blackened landscape from the Mountain Fire near Lake Hemet, July 16, 2013. The 14,200-acre forest fire has caused the evacuation of thousands in Idyllwild and adjacent Southern California communities.

      Credit: Frank Bellino,AP Photo/The Press-Enterprise

    • Authorities said the fire was human-caused, but they wouldn't say whether it was accidental or intentional. There have been no reports of injuries.

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