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Winds Whipping California Fires Could Last Days

Associated Press

   LOS ANGELES - Punishing Santa Ana winds that pushed fires into Los
   Angeles-area neighborhoods, burning six homes, were expected to last
   through Friday and could prompt more power shutoffs to hundreds of
   thousands of people.

   The wind-whipped blazes broke out Thursday in the Santa Clarita area
   and the largest remained uncontained. As many as 50,000 people were
   under evacuation orders.

   In Northern California, a fire near the wine country town of
   Geyserville burned 49 buildings.

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