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Wildfire Ravages Calif. Retirement Community

(9 Dec 2017) Flames engulfed retirement communities built on golf courses, thoroughbreds in racehorse stables and other usually serene sites as the San Diego area became the latest front in California's wildfire fight. The fire broke out Thursday amid dry, windy conditions that would be extreme for any season but are especially stunning just two weeks from winter. It grew to 6 square miles (16 square kilometers) in a matter of hours and burned dozens of houses as flames tore through the tightly packed Rancho Monserate Country Club, a retirement community in the small city of Fallbrook. "There was a very large fire and a very large amount of smoke and the sheriff came through and made it clear that everyone should get out," Fallbrook resident John Knapp said. Three people were burned while escaping the flames and at least 85 buildings were destroyed, authorities said. Out of 10,000 people who fled homes, about 900 were in shelters. Trees were charred for miles along a winding highway on Friday in the community of Bonsall and some houses lay in ruins on a road. The fire, on the eastern border of the Marine Corps' Camp Pendleton, was uncontained, although winds subsided significantly overnight. Forecasters said they would return later in the day but be less widespread. Authorities said 1,000 firefighters battled the flames with help from a fleet of air tankers and helicopters. Significant resources also were being deployed to stamp out a new, small fire that began to the east in the Cleveland National Forest near the mountain town of Alpine. Meanwhile, firefighters northwest of Los Angeles gained some control over the largest and most destructive fire in the state, which has destroyed 430 buildings. The blaze in Ventura County has grown to 206 square miles (533 square kilometers) since igniting Monday. Fire crews also made enough progress against other large fires around LA to lift most evacuation orders. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...