Wildfires continue to burn near Los Angeles

Wildfires continue to burn in Los Angeles, sending thousands of residents fleeing and leaving the area covered with thick black smoke.

The so-called Skirball Fire, which erupted early on Wednesday as the latest in a rash of major blazes fueled by hot, dry Santa Ana winds, had burned about 150 acres near large estates in the Bel-Air neighborhood of Los Angeles by early afternoon.

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