Hundreds of firefighters continue to battle the wind-driven fire in the Simi Valley area as at least one home is destroyed
More than 17,000 people were under evacuation orders in southern California on Tuesday as a wildfire threatened suburban homes.
The wind-driven Sandy fire was reported on Monday in the hills above Simi Valley, about 30 miles (48km) north-west of Los Angeles.
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