Live fire updates: Difficult terrain presents challenges for firefighters
A series of Santa Ana wind-driven wildfires have destroyed hundreds of structures, forced thousands to flee and smothered the region with smoke in the past week. The Thomas fire, now the fifth-largest wildfire in modern California history, continues to rage and threatens the coastal enclaves of Carpinteria, Summerland and Montecito.
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7:15 a.m.: This article was updated with new details about the fires.
This article was originally published at 6 a.m.
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