Firefighters hope cooler weather will aid their battle against 3 major Southern California fires

Firefighters battling three major wildfires in the mountains east of Los Angeles are taking advantage of cooler weather as they slowly gain the upper hand against blazes that have destroyed dozens of homes and forced thousands of people to evacuate. California is only now heading into the teeth of the wildfire season but already has seen nearly three times as much acreage burn than during all of 2023. The wildfires threatened tens of thousands of homes and other structures across Southern California after they accelerated during an intense heat wave over the weekend.