The relentless wind-whipped wildfires ravaging Southern California are expected to worsen Thursday, as dangerous winds are forecast to fan the flames in different directions and force more evacuations from a region where more than 200,000 people have already fled. “We are in the beginning of a protracted wind event,” Ken Pimlott, director of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, told the Los Angeles Times. PHOTOS: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES RAGEFirefighters are battling to save multimillion-dollar homes in the path of the flames while trying to evacuate residents. - Ken Pimlott, director of Cal Fire“These are days that break your heart,” Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said during a news conference. Three firefighters were injured and hospitalized in stable condition as a result of the Skirball Fire, the Los Angeles Fire Department said.

Source: Fox News December 07, 2017 07:24 UTC