California fires stalled by fog
Chilly temperatures and dense fog today helped stall the deadly wildfires that raced across Southern California as a few hardy residents waited nervously to see if flames would claim the last sizeable town still threatened.
Some 15,000 people evacuated resort town of Big Bear Lake in the mountains north-east of Los Angeles – the only major community still threatened after a week of fires that have killed 20 people, destroyed more than 2,800 homes and burned nearly 750,000 acres.
