Thousands ordered to evacuate as wildfire threatens homes

SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Thousands of people were ordered to evacuate Monday as a wind-driven wildfire threatened suburban homes in Southern California.The Sandy Fire was reported around 10 a.m. in hills above Simi Valley, about 30 miles northwest of Los Angeles.By mid-afternoon it had consumed more than 500 acres of dry brush and damaged at least one home, according to the Ve...

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