After losing some ground to the massive Thomas Fire north of Los Angeles over the weekend, firefighters on Monday managed to bring it to 20 percent containment.
The blaze raging in Ventura and Santa Barbara counties covers more ground than New York City. And as other, smaller fires are reined in, weather forecasts portend the Thomas Fire will spread.
The Thomas Fire is only 10 percent contained as it spreads into Santa Barbara County, northwest of Los Angeles. There are six active wildfires, stretching south into San Diego and Riverside counties.
Four wildfires in Ventura and Los Angeles counties threatened more than 12,000 homes and other buildings and shut down more than four dozen schools. No deaths have been confirmed.
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Natural disasters have left millions of students across the U.S. out of school. The California wildfires have added to the tally, with dozens of districts and hundreds of schools affected.
The devastating wildfires in Northern California and killed scores of people and left thousands homeless. They've also left many seasonal agricultural workers without jobs or income.