California firefighters battle wildfire near Los Angeles – in pictures
Firefighters battle hotspots at the Powerhouse fire near Lancaster, California, on Sunday. At the time, the fire had grown to nearly 20,000 acresPhotograph: Stuart Palley/EPACrews work near Lancaster on SundayPhotograph: Stuart Palley/EPAThe landscape glows immediately after the main fire front swept over in a fast run toward Lake Hughes on Saturday afternoonPhotograph: David McNew/Getty Images
A firefighter drags a hose near Lancaster Road on Sunday, before cooler air moved inPhotograph: Stuart Palley/EPAA chimney stands amid burned rubble of a structure on Lake Hughes Road on Sunday. The Powerhouse fire has destroyed at least six homes and damaged 15 morePhotograph: Jonathan Alcorn/REUTERSA sign thanks firefighters in the town of Green Valley on San Francisquito Canyon Road near Santa Clarita on SundayPhotograph: Stuart Palley/EPAFire surrounds Lake Elizabeth in the early morning hours on Sunday near Lake Hughes, CaliforniaPhotograph: David McNew/Getty ImagesA firefighter battles hotspots at the Powerhouse fire near Lancaster on Sunday. There are more than 2,000 firefighters battling the blazePhotograph: Stuart Palley/EPAA helicopter hovers near an emergency vehicle on a fast-moving portion of the Powerhouse fire near Lancaster on SundayPhotograph: Stuart Palley/EPAThe Powerhouse Fire as seen from San Francisquito Canyon Road near Santa Clarita on SundayPhotograph: Stuart Palley/EPA
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