California firefighters on Monday brought the state’s largest blaze so far this year under control, with concerns growing about conditions expected for the hot, dry months ahead.
The fire north of Los Angeles quickly burned through nearly 15,000 acres (60 square kilometers) over the weekend, forcing the evacuation of more than a thousand campers from an amusement park and closing a popular boating lake.
The fire caused a cloud of smoke to rise towards the south, forcing more than a thousand people to flee their homes.
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said it had issued a fire warning for the area surrounding the Post Fire, which is expected to be hit by winds of at least 20 miles (32 kilometers) per hour.
The smoke prompted air quality warnings for parts of Los Angeles and Ventura counties.
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