LOS ANGELES A massive wildfire burning out of control in the foothills of central California has left at least 150 homes in ruins and damaged a**ther 75, officials said on Saturday, warning that more residents may be forced to flee the advancing flames. The so-called Erskine fire, which broke out on Thursday some 40 miles (64 km) **rtheast of Bakersfield in Kern County, has already claimed at least two lives, sent three firefighters to the hospital and forced thousands of people to evacuate their homes.