Authorities say up to 2,000 people have been evacuated due to a wildfire that burned two homes and threatened neighborhoods in dangerously dry foothills of Southern California's San Gabriel Mountains wildfire. Police say the fire was started by three people throwing paper in a campfire. They were booked on charges of recklessly starting a fire.The suspects were identified as Clifford Eugene Henry, 22, of Glendora; Jonathan Carl Jarrell, 23, of Irwindale; and Steven Robert Aguirre, 21, a Los Angeles transient. Los Angeles County Fire Chief Daryl Osby says one resident suffered minor burn injuries in the fire being fanned by gusty Santa Ana winds that spit embers into the city below.
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Three people have been charged with recklessly starting a fire
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Police say they started the fire by throwing paper into a campfire
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The wildfire is burning out of control near homes in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains
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Police went door-to-door this morning evacuating residents
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Up to 2,000 people have been evacuated
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The blaze has charred at least 125 acres and being fanned by the Santa Anas wind, which is likely to force it closer to communities
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The last fire in the area burned for months and claimed 89 homes and the lives of two firefighters
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