Wildfire Forces Evacuations in Southern California
A helicopter drops water over a wildfire in Cabazon, California, August 8, 2013.
Smoke rises above wind turbines near Interstate 10 in Banning, California August 8, 2013. The wildfire has forced the evacuation of 500 homes in several small communities east of Los Angeles.
Fire spreads up the north side of the San Jacinto Mountains near Banning, California, August 8, 2013.
The Silver Fire burns near homes in the community of Cabazon in the early morning hours, August 8, 2013. The fire broke out shortly after 2 p.m. near a back-country road about 90 miles (145 km) outside Los Angeles.
Firefighters return to the scene of an overnight fire to ensure embers are put out on a hillside near Banning, California.
A firefighter battles the wildfire in Cabazon, Califoria, August 8, 2013.
A small plane above the wildfire burning near Banning, California.
The wildfire burns behind nearby wind turbines in Cabazon, California.