southern california in the u.s. where a wildfire is burning 500 firefighters backed by water dumping at croft are up against hot dry weather that's for costs to continue. reports. the fire in riverside county east of los angeles has burned more than 8000 hectares and destroyed at least one home as well as numerous other structures approximately 7800 people have been evacuated from their homes this is a major foreign it will be going on for a couple of days more than 1300 firefighters from across the state assisted by helicopters and planes dropping fire retardant are battling the blaze there working in temperatures well above 37 degrees celsius amid dry gusty winds the fire is still out of control flames broke out late friday afternoon investigators suspect it may have been deliberately set by an arsonist southern california has