Firefighters gain ground on 3 huge Southern California blazes
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LOS ANGELES — Helped by cooler temperatures, firefighters gained ground Friday against three blazes in Southern California and authorities began scaling back evacuation orders that displaced thousands of people. The largest blaze is the Bridge Fire east of Los Angeles, which has burned 81 square miles, torched at least 33 homes and six cabins and forced the evacuation of 10,000 people. The cause of the fire is not yet known. After days of burning without fire crews being able to stop its forward march, it was 3% contained on Friday. "Firefighters made great progress on the ground, aided by aircraft to attack the fire aggressively 24 hours per day," the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said in a statement about the blaze.