Over 82,000 evacuate as Blue Cut fire rapidly spreads in southern California

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Over 82,000 evacuate as Blue Cut fire rapidly spreads in southern California
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A rapidly spreading wildfire in southern California's Cajon Pass has grown rapidly in hot, dry weather, threatening at least 34,000 structures and forcing the hasty evacuation of more than 80,000 people.*

Since first reported on Tuesday around 10:30 a.m. PDT, the*Blue Cut fire has already*engulfed 30,000 acres as of Wednesday morning, and it was expected to continue to spread.

This out-of-control blaze*follows a ****** of other devastating wildfires in California — most recently one in Lake County, **rthern California (http://mashable.com/2016/08/15/clayton-fire-california/#nK2rQb3Dnqqu?utm_campaign=&utm_context=textlink&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=) — as a result of extremely low humidity, high temperatures and strong winds. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/08/17/blue-cut-wildfire-california/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)

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