The blaze expanded from Los Angeles County into San Bernardino County, and as of Tuesday evening was 0% contained.
“Tragically, homes have been lost,” San Bernardino County’s government said on Facebook late Tuesday, as the county proclaimed an emergency due to the blaze.
Video by the San Bernardino County Fire Department showed firefighters and deputies performing rescue evacuations in Wrightwood on Tuesday evening as flames consumed brush and trees.
Justin Wayne Halstenberg, 34, from Norco, allegedly started the fire in the area of Baseline Road and Alpin Street in the city of Highland on Sept. 5, the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Office said.
The Line fire burns through in San Bernardino National Forest, Calif., on Sept. 10, 2024.
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