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SIERRA MADRE, Calif. — A wildfire burned dangerously close to homes at the foot of the rugged San Gabriel Mountains early Monday, but firefighters turned the flames back.
The battle came on the third day of a 490-acre blaze that has forced at least 1,000 people from homes in and near Santa Anita Canyon in Sierra Madre, 15 miles northeast of Los Angeles. All schools in the community of about 11,000 residents were closed Monday.
The fire’s overnight advance reduced containment from 30 percent to 23 percent. Full containment was not expected for four to seven days.
