A fast-moving wildfire has torn across 72,000 acres in south-central California since the weekend, injuring three people, threatening hundreds of structures and prompting widespread evacuation orders.
Fueled by hot, dry conditions and gusty winds, the wildfire has been burning through parts of Los Padres National Forest in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties since Friday. By Monday morning, it had burned nearly 50,000 acres, according to fire officials.
