Los Angeles — Fast-moving Santa Ana winds are expected to blast through Southern California on Wednesday, whipping up new wildfires after a brief respite for firefighters on Tuesday.

The US National Weather Service (NWS) issued a rare “extreme red flag” warning for wildfires. “I don’t know if I’ve ever seen us use this warning,” said NWS forecaster Marc Chenard. “It’s pretty bad.”..

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