Copyright 2019 NPR. To see more, visit MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: To another story now - a fast moving wildfire in Southern California that has destroyed dozens of homes, closed freeways and forced roughly 100,000 people to flee from its path. This fire broke out last night in the foothills north of Los Angeles. It's being fueled by strong Santa Ana winds and dry conditions. NPR's Nathan Rott reports that is making for a really difficult firefight. NATHAN ROTT, BYLINE: Most of California was already on high alert. Wind forecasts were so high across the state this week that utility companies had preemptively cut off power to hundreds of thousands in Northern California and fewer here in the southern part of the state. The power was still on for homeowners on Saddle Ridge Road when Roberto Delgado heard his wife yelling. ROBERTO DELGADO: There's a fire in back of the house. I turned around. I looked out the window. There was fire right at the bottom of that tower. ROTT: A power line tower
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