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Residential Wrath
Photograph by Gene Blevins, Reuters
Wildfire sparked in Angeles National Forest in California on Thursday. Nicknamed the Powerhouse fire, the blaze began near a power station in San Clarita, according to the Los Angeles Times. The flames have been perpetuated by hot and dry temperatures, as well as a severe lack of rainfall in the past year. (Learn more about wildfires.)
Since catching flame just north of Los Angeles, the powerful fire has ravaged over 30,000 acres of land and has claimed several homes. Here, flames engulf a structure near Lake Hughes, California.
—Lara Sorokanich
Published June 5, 2013
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Path of Destruction
Photograph by David McNew, Getty Images
Mountains glow in the aftermath of the Powerhouse wildfire near Lake Hughes, California. According to the LA Times, the blaze has burned 32,032 acres since it began on Thursday. Officials say it is not expected to be fully contained until early next week.
Published June 5, 2013
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Brush Burn
Photograph by Robyn Beck, AFP/Getty Images
A firefighter watches as the Powerhouse wildfire engulfs the landscape. The fire has been fueled by a particularly dry and dense layer of chaparral, or undergrowth, along the forest floor, some of which has been growing unchecked since the 1920s.
Published June 5, 2013
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Taming the Blaze
Photograph by Stuart Palley, European Pressphoto Agency
Firefighters in Lancaster, California, work to put out a hot spot at the side of a road on Sunday. More than 2,000 firefighters have been involved in taming the blaze since Thursday, NPR reported.
Published June 5, 2013
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Portrait of Damage
Photograph by Reed Saxon, AP
A view from the window of a home destroyed in Lake Hughes, California, early Sunday morning. Officials said that nearly 1,000 homes were evacuated in Lake Hughes and Lake Elizabeth following the wildfire's rapid expansion early Sunday morning.
Published June 5, 2013
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Fire and Water
Photograph by David McNew, Getty Images
Wildfire decimates trees at the Canyon Creek Sports Camp in Lake Hughes, California.
Published June 5, 2013
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Surveying Landscape
Photograph by David McNew, Getty Images
Firefighters look on as the Powerhouse fire bears toward them in its sweep toward Lake Hughes.
Published June 5, 2013
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Fiery Remains
Photograph by David McNew, Getty Images
Brush continues to smolder as the fire moves on.
Published June 5, 2013
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