The fire-fighters apparently were helpless In the face of a 40-mile-an-our wind which fanned the lames toward new areas. The brush and woods burned swiftly for the area ful boon without rain since spring.
'A school bus loaded with children was reported to be stranded in a danger spot.
Police and volunteers aided householders evacuate San Bernardino as the fire situation there grew worse with every hour. The flames reached the extreme suburbs of the northern vatskirts of the town.
The smoke from the desert obscured the sum and necessitated artificial lights being turned on sotied Topanga canyon was swept by fe. The authorities offered movie Aiers and actresses on location there the alternative of joining the fre fighters or evacuation.
Miss Jean Parker and the comedians, Mr, Harry London and Mr. Oliver Hardy, evacuated, Three fires were raging in Ventura County. The most serious of the, {Wo of blazes wes near Camarillo. furious wind was wrecking communtations, fanning the fire and placing the fire-fighters at a distinct dis-
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