The Associated Press
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Firefighters are holding the line on a series of wildfires threatening homes in central California but progress could be tougher if thunderstorms bring lightning and gusty winds.
Wildfires sparked by weekend lightning storms have burned more than 84 square miles of oak and brush land south of Bakersfield and in Sequoia National Forest.
The 23,000-acre Comanche fire complex was 30 percent contained Monday, but Kern County fire Capt. Bill Brickey says evacuations are still advised for Stallion Springs, where hundreds of homes are in danger.
The 7,025-acre Keene fire complex was 92 percent contained, and scattered homes are at risk.
A 24,000-acre fire in Sequoia is 20 percent contained.