Thousands evacuate as wildfires rage outside Los Angeles and Reno, Nevada

Associated Press

MOUNTAIN HOME VILLAGE, Calif. (AP) — Thousands of people have been evacuated from the path of a scorching wildfire in the foothills of a national forest east of Los Angeles as the blaze threatens some 36,000 structures. The so-called Line Fire burned mostly out of control Monday along the edge of the San Bernardino National Forest, about 65 miles east of LA. The blaze has charred about 32 square miles of grass and brush so far. At the same time, a wildfire south of Reno, Nevada, forced about 20,000 people to evacuate neighborhoods, businesses, parks and campgrounds. That fire started in a recreational area about 20 miles south of Reno.