SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (KABC) -- Mandatory evacuations were expanded Sunday to include Acton as unpredictable winds pushed the Sand Fire out of forest land toward homes near the Antelope Valley. The ...

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In the northeastern tip of Indonesia’s Madura Island, sand blankets front yards and even spills into the interior of homes.

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When the massive blaze erupted Friday along the 14 Freeway at Sand Canyon, 30- to 50-mph winds fanned the flames on hillsides carpeted with tinder-like chaparral, pushing them into the Angeles ...

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The effort to control the raging Sand fire in the Santa Clarita Valley mountains has drawn firefighters and emergency crews in the hills toward Acton. So far, the fire has burned 38,346 acres. A total ...