LOS ANGELES A fast-growing wildfire along the Pacific Coast Highway northwest of Los Angeles nearly doubled in size Friday and was threatening more than 4,000 homes as crews battled strong winds, tinder-dry conditions and record-breaking temperatures. The Springs Fire had burned more than 18,000 acres of rugged, brush-covered terrain by late afternoon and was 20% contained, the state's fire agency reported. Forecasters said that 45-mph wind gusts would taper off and that cooling may begin by evening. At midday, the temperature hit a record 96 in Camarillo, where the blaze began, about 50 miles north of Los Angeles. Thousands of residents had already evacuated the Ventura County fire,...
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