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Photos: Los Angeles tries to reign in La Tuna, its largest wildfire ever

A wildfire on the northern edge of Los Angeles on Saturday fanned into what the mayor called the largest blaze in the city’s history, prompting evacuation of hundreds of people and closure of a major highway. Spread over nearly 5,900 acres and named after the canyon area where it erupted on Friday, La Tuna has led authorities to evacuate more than 700 homes in a north Los Angeles neighbourhood and in nearby Burbank and Glendale. (Kyle Grillot / REUTERS)

Updated on: Sep 04, 2017 3:23 PM IST

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A wildfire on the northern edge of Los Angeles on Saturday fanned into what the mayor called the largest blaze in the city’s history, prompting evacuation of hundreds of people and closure of a major highway. Spread over nearly 5,900 acres and named after the canyon area where it erupted on Friday, La Tuna has led authorities to evacuate more than 700 homes in a north Los Angeles neighbourhood and in nearby Burbank and Glendale. (Kyle Grillot / REUTERS)

Updated on Sep 04, 2017 3:23 PM

A wildfire on the northern edge of Los Angeles on Saturday fanned into what the mayor called the largest blaze in the city’s history, prompting evacuation of hundreds of people and closure of a major highway. Spread over nearly 5,900 acres and named after the canyon area where it erupted on Friday, La Tuna has led authorities to evacuate more than 700 homes in a north Los Angeles neighbourhood and in nearby Burbank and Glendale. (Kyle Grillot / REUTERS)

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Los Angeles County, home to 10 million people and vast tracts of undeveloped mountainous land has suffered wildfires that have burned for weeks. California Governor Jerry Brown on Sunday declared a state of emergency for Los Angeles County in order to ease the path for state and federal officials to fight the fire. (David McNew / AFP)

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Los Angeles County, home to 10 million people and vast tracts of undeveloped mountainous land has suffered wildfires that have burned for weeks. California Governor Jerry Brown on Sunday declared a state of emergency for Los Angeles County in order to ease the path for state and federal officials to fight the fire. (David McNew / AFP)

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Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said that the wildfire is the largest in terms of acreage in the city’s history. It was considered 30 percent contained by late Sunday night, up from 10 percent Sunday morning. (Kyle Grillot / REUTERS)

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Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti said that the wildfire is the largest in terms of acreage in the city’s history. It was considered 30 percent contained by late Sunday night, up from 10 percent Sunday morning. (Kyle Grillot / REUTERS)

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Of the 1,400 people evacuated from their homes, 90 percent had returned by Sunday afternoon. ‘The stretch of the 210 freeway, a major thoroughfare that has been closed for several days will reopen on either Sunday night or Monday morning’, Garcetti said. (David McNew / AFP)

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Of the 1,400 people evacuated from their homes, 90 percent had returned by Sunday afternoon. ‘The stretch of the 210 freeway, a major thoroughfare that has been closed for several days will reopen on either Sunday night or Monday morning’, Garcetti said. (David McNew / AFP)

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Wildfires in the US West have burned more than 7.1 million acres since the beginning of the year, about 50% more than during the same time period in 2016, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. (David McNew / AFP)

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Wildfires in the US West have burned more than 7.1 million acres since the beginning of the year, about 50% more than during the same time period in 2016, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. (David McNew / AFP)

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A fire helicopter flies over a charred hillside during the La Tuna Canyon fire over Burbank, California. Temperatures in the area have hovered around 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius) in recent days. But the mercury was in the low 90s on Sunday. (Kyle Grillot / REUTERS)

Updated on Sep 04, 2017 3:23 PM

A fire helicopter flies over a charred hillside during the La Tuna Canyon fire over Burbank, California. Temperatures in the area have hovered around 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 degrees Celsius) in recent days. But the mercury was in the low 90s on Sunday. (Kyle Grillot / REUTERS)

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More than 1,000 firefighters battled wildfires burning through the Verdugo Mountains on the north edge of Los Angeles in the midst of a scorching heat wave. According to the South Coast Air Quality Management District the fire could make air unhealthy to breathe in parts of Los Angeles, the nation’s second-largest city and nearby suburbs (AFP)

Updated on Sep 04, 2017 3:23 PM

More than 1,000 firefighters battled wildfires burning through the Verdugo Mountains on the north edge of Los Angeles in the midst of a scorching heat wave. According to the South Coast Air Quality Management District the fire could make air unhealthy to breathe in parts of Los Angeles, the nation’s second-largest city and nearby suburbs (AFP)

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The blue skies over the San Fernando Valley were filled with thick smoke from the fire. On Friday evening, when it first burst out of control its flames could be seen from 10 miles away, shooting over the Verdugo ridge line on the north side of the valley. The fire burned in parts of the cities of Los Angeles, Burbank and Glendale. (AFP)

Updated on Sep 04, 2017 3:23 PM

The blue skies over the San Fernando Valley were filled with thick smoke from the fire. On Friday evening, when it first burst out of control its flames could be seen from 10 miles away, shooting over the Verdugo ridge line on the north side of the valley. The fire burned in parts of the cities of Los Angeles, Burbank and Glendale. (AFP)

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A smattering of rain and easing temperatures helped more than 1,000 firefighters battling the largest wildfire in Los Angeles history gain the upper hand on the blaze on Sunday but officials warned that danger remains.Shifting winds could cause burning embers to spread the fire once more through the rugged northern edge of Los Angeles, said Garcetti. (David McNew / AFP)

Updated on Sep 04, 2017 3:23 PM

A smattering of rain and easing temperatures helped more than 1,000 firefighters battling the largest wildfire in Los Angeles history gain the upper hand on the blaze on Sunday but officials warned that danger remains.Shifting winds could cause burning embers to spread the fire once more through the rugged northern edge of Los Angeles, said Garcetti. (David McNew / AFP)

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More than 400 miles (644 km) to the north, the so-called Ponderosa Fire has burned 4,000 acres, or 1,620 hectares, and destroyed 32 homes in Butte County since it started on Tuesday, prompting evacuation orders to residents of some 500 homes. The blaze was 64 percent contained on Sunday evening, up from 56 percent earlier in the day. (Kyle Grillot / REUTERS)

Updated on Sep 04, 2017 3:23 PM

More than 400 miles (644 km) to the north, the so-called Ponderosa Fire has burned 4,000 acres, or 1,620 hectares, and destroyed 32 homes in Butte County since it started on Tuesday, prompting evacuation orders to residents of some 500 homes. The blaze was 64 percent contained on Sunday evening, up from 56 percent earlier in the day. (Kyle Grillot / REUTERS)

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