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Photos: Line Fire threatens thousands of homes in San Bernardino County
By Marc Sternfield,
4 hours ago
Firefighters are braving triple-digit heat as they struggle to contain the raging Line Fire in San Bernardino County. The fire erupted on Thursday, Sept. 5 and had grown to 20,000 acres as of Monday.
HIGHLAND, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES – 2024/09/07: A California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection car blocks highway 330 as the fire burns in the distance. The Line Fire grows to over 7000 acres in San Bernardino County and remains 0% contained. Cause of the fire is unknown. (Photo by Jon Putman/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
Air and ground crews continue battling the Line Fire in San Bernardino County on September 7, 2024. (San Bernardino County Fire Department)
Dangerous air quality affected much of Southern California on Sept. 9, 2024, as shown in a map from the South Coast Air Quality Management District.
HIGHLAND, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 8: A firefighter walks along a hill as the Line Fire burns in the foothills of the San Bernardino Mountains, forcing evacuations for neighborhoods on September 8, 2024 in Highland, California. The fire started on Thursday afternoon and is still active, causing more evacuation warnings to be issued as crews work to contain a more than 17,000-acre fire with zero containment. (Photo by Apu Gomes/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – SEPTEMBER 08: A water-dropping helicopter battles the Line Fire growing on September 8, 2024 in San Bernardino, California. The Line Fire near Highland expanded to 20,553 acres Sunday night, with the blaze threatening 36,328 structures, including single and multi-family homes, commercial buildings, and other minor structures. (Photo by Qian Weizhong/VCG via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – SEPTEMBER 08: Firefighters react as the Line Fire grows on September 8, 2024 in San Bernardino, California. The Line Fire near Highland expanded to 20,553 acres Sunday night, with the blaze threatening 36,328 structures, including single and multi-family homes, commercial buildings, and other minor structures. (Photo by Qian Weizhong/VCG via Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – SEPTEMBER 08: Firefighters clean burned trees and branches as the Line Fire grows on September 8, 2024 in San Bernardino, California. The Line Fire near Highland expanded to 20,553 acres Sunday night, with the blaze threatening 36,328 structures, including single and multi-family homes, commercial buildings, and other minor structures. (Photo by Qian Weizhong/VCG via Getty Images)
HIGHLAND, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES – 2024/09/07: A California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection helicopter makes a water drop. The Line Fire grows to over 7000 acres in San Bernardino County and remains 0% contained. Cause of the fire is unknown. (Photo by Jon Putman/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection supervisors look on as the Line Fire continues to rapidly grow. (Photo by Jon Putman/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
HIGHLAND, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES – 2024/09/07: Members of the media look upon the quickly growing Line Fire. The Line Fire grows to over 7000 acres in San Bernardino County and remains 0% contained. Cause of the fire is unknown. (Photo by Jon Putman/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
RUNNING SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 8: A Firefighter speaks on the radio while he monitors the flames as the Line Fire burns in the foothills of the San Bernardino Mountains, forcing evacuations for neighborhoods on September 8, 2024 in Running Springs, California. The fire started on Thursday afternoon and is still active, causing more evacuation warnings to be issued as crews work to contain a more than 17,000-acre fire with zero containment. (Photo by Apu Gomes/Getty Images)
The Line Fine continues growing, threatening homes and communities in San Bernardino County on September 7, 2024. (KTLA)
The Line Fire continues growing, prompting evacuation orders in San Bernardino County on September 7, 2024. (KTLA)
HIGHLAND, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES – 2024/09/07: A California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Fire tanker making a retardant drop. The Line Fire grows to over 7000 acres in San Bernardino County and remains 0% contained. Cause of the fire is unknown. (Photo by Jon Putman/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
HIGHLAND, CA – SEPTEMBER 8, 2024: The terrain is burned on both sides of Highway 330 as smoke fills the air after the Line fire burned the mountain landscape on September 8, 2024 in Highland, California. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
HIGHLAND, CA – SEPTEMBER 8, 2024: Erratic winds churn up hotspots along the side of Highway 330 during the Line fire on September 8, 2024 in Highland, California. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA – SEPTEMBER 8: In an aerial view, a mix of rain and smoke from the nearby Line Fire creates a heavy stew of air pollution on September 8, 2024 over San Bernardino, California. Thousands of people fled the fire, particularly from mountaintop communities imminently threatened by flames racing up thousands of vertical feet toward them. The fire began under heatwave conditions and has grown to 20,553 acres with zero percent contained. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – SEPTEMBER 08: Firefighters clean burned trees and branches as the Line Fire grows on September 8, 2024 in San Bernardino, California. The Line Fire near Highland expanded to 20,553 acres Sunday night, with the blaze threatening 36,328 structures, including single and multi-family homes, commercial buildings, and other minor structures. (Photo by Qian Weizhong/VCG via Getty Images)
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