LOS ANGELES — Firefighters were expecting triple-digit temperatures and thunderstorms that could set off dangerous conditions Sunday in the battle against an out-of-control fire near the California border with Oregon.
The McKinney fire had ripped through more than 51,468 acres in the Klamath National Forest as of Sunday morning, destroying homes and threatening hundreds more in neighboring communities. It was 0% contained.
“The big difference is we have a lot more resources that have come onto the fire,” Caroline Quintanilla, spokesperson for the U.S. Forest Service, said Sunday morning. “We’ve gone from zero to 650 people.”
