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Firefighters Battle Strong Winds to Contain Southern California Blaze

Keminni Amanor

   Strong winds and low humidity on Friday continue to impede the efforts
   of firefighters battling to control the Bond Fire in Southern
   California.

   The fire began Wednesday night, and 25,000 people in Orange County,
   southeast of Los Angeles, were ordered to evacuate.

   Captain Paul Holaday of Orange County Fire Authority said Friday in a
   briefing on Twitter that the fire, which spread to 26 square
   kilometers, was 10% contained.

   "Firefighters worked through the night to extinguish hot spots, mopping
   around structures, and stopping the forward spread of this fire," he
   said.

   The fire authority tweeted that the "fire started as a structure fire
   in Silverado Canyon on Bond Road that fully engulfed a home." It said
   strong winds pushed flames into nearby vegetation.

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