{"id":5862,"date":"2026-05-18T22:50:43","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T05:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.infonews.ca\/news\/7649339\/photos-show-firefighters-battling-southern-california-blaze-2\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T19:30:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-21T02:30:05","slug":"photos-show-firefighters-battling-southern-california-blaze-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.infonews.ca\/inwheels\/news\/5862\/photos-show-firefighters-battling-southern-california-blaze-2\/","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=\"1c32efe2ff8da991b9e2be58b047d3d07d0113e064c11b527788bf9cbf030ba5\" data-filename=\"1c32efe2ff8da991b9e2be58b047d3d07d0113e064c11b527788bf9cbf030ba5.jpg\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.infonews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/1c32efe2ff8da991b9e2be58b047d3d07d0113e064c11b527788bf9cbf030ba5.jpg\" alt=\"|\" title=\"|\"><figcaption>Flames pick up during wildfires, Tuesday, May 19, 2026, in Simi Valley, Calif. (AP Photo\/Caroline Brehman)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure data-type=\"media\" data-slug=\"7da97be85bff2bf50097e58df5c87dd6ac37b6a5ae94c948243d9b95e0cf8a24\" data-filename=\"7da97be85bff2bf50097e58df5c87dd6ac37b6a5ae94c948243d9b95e0cf8a24.jpg\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.infonews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/7da97be85bff2bf50097e58df5c87dd6ac37b6a5ae94c948243d9b95e0cf8a24.jpg\" alt=\"|\" title=\"|\"><figcaption>Fire crews conduct a firing operation to control the Sandy Fire, 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=\"9dcf594c68c8cb55778b775e3cfff9733e01e8e942e913617730ba507d24f928\" data-filename=\"9dcf594c68c8cb55778b775e3cfff9733e01e8e942e913617730ba507d24f928.jpg\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.infonews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/9dcf594c68c8cb55778b775e3cfff9733e01e8e942e913617730ba507d24f928.jpg\" alt=\"|\" title=\"|\"><figcaption>People run along a street as the Sandy Fire approaches a neighborhood 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=\"5170eac3b31cca281d0096513a7641566a16fab69f9c9a5a61472079e6fa7aa4\" data-filename=\"5170eac3b31cca281d0096513a7641566a16fab69f9c9a5a61472079e6fa7aa4.jpg\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.infonews.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/5170eac3b31cca281d0096513a7641566a16fab69f9c9a5a61472079e6fa7aa4.jpg\" alt=\"|\" title=\"|\"><figcaption>Inmate crews hike while battling the Sandy Fire Monday, May 18, 2026, in Simi Valley, Calif. 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