Iran's Environment News - Wildfires Burn Across California

Published Date:: 1395/05/08 - 19:21

Gallery Code: 1677

Wildfires Burn Across California

Spiraling Out of Control
The Station fire in the mountains north of Los Angeles, one of several blazes currently burning throughout Central and Southern California, has decimated more than 85,000 acres.

Spiraling Out of Control The Station fire in the mountains north of Los Angeles, one of several blazes currently burning throughout Central and Southern California, has decimated more than 85,000 acres. Photo: JUSTIN SULLIVAN / GETTY

All-Out Effort Over 2,500 firemen have been working to contain the blaze. Photo: RINGO CHIU / ZUMA

Visible from Space Giant plumes of smoke drift from the Lockheed fire, southeast of San Jose, Calif. Photo: UPI / LANDOV / NASA

Ominous Gray smoke from the Station fire looms behind the iconic Hollywood sign. Photo: ANTHONY CITRANO / AP.

Come On! A rancher north of Los Angeles tries to evacuate a horse as the flames grow nearer. Photo: DAVID CRANE / LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS / ZUMA

Too Close for Comfort A U.S. Forest Service air tanker dumps fire retardant over a section of the Station fire, which is threatening at least 12,500 suburban and rural homes. Photo: DAN STEINBERG / AP

Time to Go A pickup truck and a horse trailer flee La Canada Flintridge, an area of Los Angeles. As of Sunday, the Station fire was only 5% contained. Photo: GENE BLEVINS / REUTERS