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Wildfire Rages Through California - In Pictures

Fires crews are battling to constrain the massive wildfires currently blazing in California.

Mountainous areas north of Los Angeles have been ablaze since Saturday, threatening up to 2,000 homes.

1,500 homes in the Santa Clarita area have been evacuated. The flames are currently sweeping through an area of 22,000 acres.

A combination of blistering high and low humidity first sparked the fire on Friday in the Sand Canyon area. Strong winds then fanned the flames and spread smoke, blackening the sky over Los Angeles.

Hundreds of firefighters are tackling the blaze, along with 30 water-dropping helicopters and flame retardant-dropping planes.