{"id":5860,"date":"2026-05-18T20:53:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T03:53:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/news\/7649205\/photos-show-firefighters-battling-southern-california-blaze\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T20:53:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T03:53:52","slug":"photos-show-firefighters-battling-southern-california-blaze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infonews.ca\/inwheels\/news\/5860\/photos-show-firefighters-battling-southern-california-blaze\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos show firefighters battling Southern California blaze"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thousands were ordered to evacuate Monday as a wind-driven wildfire threatened suburban neighborhoods in Southern California. ____ This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.<\/p>\n<figure data-type=\"media\" data-slug=\"d14df446bbaac9d4b7242cc71a60202857a4f1cdee7e5cefd9bd400789d68c6a\" data-filename=\"d14df446bbaac9d4b7242cc71a60202857a4f1cdee7e5cefd9bd400789d68c6a.jpg\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mapi.cp.org\/asset-photos\/bf7d973d-d307-42b3-9e77-cb980b4736f9\/d14df446bbaac9d4b7242cc71a60202857a4f1cdee7e5cefd9bd400789d68c6a.jpg\" alt=\"|\" title=\"|\"><figcaption>The Sandy Fire burns vegetation on Monday, May 18, 2026, in Simi Valley, Calif. 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(AP Photo\/Ethan Swope)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure data-type=\"media\" data-slug=\"9601ea21dda8a38bdb7641b6fa36ca3632c4c95f24c489089486708dca948964\" data-filename=\"9601ea21dda8a38bdb7641b6fa36ca3632c4c95f24c489089486708dca948964.jpg\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mapi.cp.org\/asset-photos\/bf7d973d-d307-42b3-9e77-cb980b4736f9\/9601ea21dda8a38bdb7641b6fa36ca3632c4c95f24c489089486708dca948964.jpg\" alt=\"|\" title=\"|\"><figcaption>A firefighter sets up hoses while battling the Sandy Fire Monday, May 18, 2026, in Simi Valley, Calif. (AP Photo\/Ethan Swope)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure data-type=\"media\" data-slug=\"235c1289005432b76fdae319be55f59af582ed2b78108192489d2e2233c3374e\" data-filename=\"235c1289005432b76fdae319be55f59af582ed2b78108192489d2e2233c3374e.jpg\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mapi.cp.org\/asset-photos\/bf7d973d-d307-42b3-9e77-cb980b4736f9\/235c1289005432b76fdae319be55f59af582ed2b78108192489d2e2233c3374e.jpg\" alt=\"|\" title=\"|\"><figcaption>A man stands on a roof as the Sandy Fire approaches a neighborhood Monday, May 18, 2026, in Simi Valley, Calif. (AP Photo\/Ethan Swope)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure data-type=\"media\" data-slug=\"c76f766fd5e88edc879633d14cf1df0d7220e32745f09c24671187cf28ed08cd\" data-filename=\"c76f766fd5e88edc879633d14cf1df0d7220e32745f09c24671187cf28ed08cd.jpg\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mapi.cp.org\/asset-photos\/bf7d973d-d307-42b3-9e77-cb980b4736f9\/c76f766fd5e88edc879633d14cf1df0d7220e32745f09c24671187cf28ed08cd.jpg\" alt=\"|\" title=\"|\"><figcaption>A firefighter hoses down hotspots at a property damaged by the Sandy Fire Monday, May 18, 2026, in Simi Valley, Calif. (AP Photo\/Ethan Swope)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure data-type=\"media\" data-slug=\"1c72030bf6189ea23090bd531148cd7e25449dc03faa4c76d6088e3c0983226c\" data-filename=\"1c72030bf6189ea23090bd531148cd7e25449dc03faa4c76d6088e3c0983226c.jpg\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mapi.cp.org\/asset-photos\/bf7d973d-d307-42b3-9e77-cb980b4736f9\/1c72030bf6189ea23090bd531148cd7e25449dc03faa4c76d6088e3c0983226c.jpg\" alt=\"|\" title=\"|\"><figcaption>Onlookers watch as water is dropped onto the Sandy Fire Monday, May 18, 2026, in Simi Valley, Calif. (AP Photo\/Ethan Swope)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure data-type=\"media\" data-slug=\"8fe81fc9995e8c938fdc2f87800fd8073968da9633a4c9d32f90e414f6e17a41\" data-filename=\"8fe81fc9995e8c938fdc2f87800fd8073968da9633a4c9d32f90e414f6e17a41.jpg\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mapi.cp.org\/asset-photos\/bf7d973d-d307-42b3-9e77-cb980b4736f9\/8fe81fc9995e8c938fdc2f87800fd8073968da9633a4c9d32f90e414f6e17a41.jpg\" alt=\"|\" title=\"|\"><figcaption>A firefighter hoses down hotspots at a property damaged by the Sandy Fire Monday, May 18, 2026, in Simi Valley, Calif. 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