Southern California wildfire grows as firemen brace for winds

Crews battling a 6,400-acre wildfire scrambled to burn off heavy brush near homes today before a resurgence of the hot, dry Santa Ana winds.

The blaze, which erupted yesterday afternoon, threatened about 100 homes in a sparsely populated area about 60 miles east of Los Angeles. Authorities closed a road after motorists passed within yards of a huge wall of flames.