Timelapse shows Airport Fire raging through California's Santiago Peak

Timelapses have captured the dramatic moment the Airport Fire swept across Santiago Peak, which spans Orange and Riverside Counties in southern California.
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Monitoring cameras showed flames racing through the shrubbery and surrounding pylons in the area, blanketing the camera lens with orange smoke. The Airport Fire ignited on Monday after a spark from heavy equipment that was used by public workers, according to officials, and has now sprawled to more than 19,000 acres (7,700 hectares)

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