A brush fire burns near Carbon Canyon park in Brea, California November 16, 2008. Wildfires hop-scotched around Southern California on Sunday although calmer winds slowed flames that have destroyed almost 1,000 houses, forced tens of thousands to evacuate and turned some neighborhoods into scenes resembling war zones
An airplane drops flame retardant as fire burns in Diamond Bar, California November 16, 2008. Los Angeles firefighters on Sunday battled wind-whipped blazes raging around the second-largest U.S. city that have destroyed hundreds of homes and forced thousands of people into shelters.
An airplane drops flame retardant on a home as fire burns in Diamond Bar, California November 16, 2008.Los Angeles firefighters on Sunday battled wind-whipped blazes raging around the second-largest U.S. city that have destroyed hundreds of homes and forced thousands of people into shelters
An airplane drops flame retardant as fire burns in Diamond Bar, California November 16, 2008
A burnt statue is seen amongst the wreckage at the Oakridge mobile home community, where hundreds of homes were destroyed Saturday during a wind-driven wildfire, in the Sylmar area of Los Angeles November 16, 2008
A burnt street sign is seen at the Oakridge mobile home community where hundreds of homes were destroyed Saturday during a wind-driven wildfire in the Sylmar area of Los Angeles November 16, 2008
A search dog wears protective covers on its paws while looking amongst the wreckage at the Oakridge mobile home community, where hundreds of homes were destroyed Saturday during a wind-driven wildfire, in the Sylmar area of Los Angeles November 16, 2008.
Residents Norma Cano (L) and Fran Benedetto (R) comfort Joan Kezios (C) at the Oakridge mobile home community following a wildfire fueled by strong winds in the Sylmar area of Los Angeles November 16, 2008
Residents comfort each other at the Oakridge mobile home community following a wildfire fueled by strong winds which destroyed hundreds of homes in the Sylmar area of Los Angeles November 16, 2008
Residents listen to information presented by the police at the Oakridge mobile home community following a wildfire fueled by strong winds which destroyed hundreds of homes in the Sylmar area of Los Angeles November 16, 2008
An investigator looks through the Oakridge mobile home community following a wildfire fueled by strong winds in the Sylmar area of Los Angeles November 16, 2008
An investigator searches the Oakridge mobile home community following a wildfire fueled by strong winds in the Sylmar area of Los Angeles November 16, 2008
An investigator looks through the Oakridge mobile home community following a wildfire fueled by strong winds in the Sylmar area of Los Angeles November 16, 2008
An investigator uses a dog to search through the Oakridge mobile home community following a wildfire fueled by strong winds in the Sylmar area of Los Angeles November 16, 2008.
Smoke rises behind a home as fire burns in Diamond Bar, California November 16, 2008. Los Angeles firefighters on Sunday battled wind-whipped blazes raging around the second-largest U.S. city that have destroyed hundreds of homes and forced thousands of people into shelters.
