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Southern Calif. wildfire burns 3 firefighters, shut down interstate twice since Sunday
SAN BERNARDINO — Fire raging through Cajon Pass in the San Bernardino Mountains overran two fire engine crews Monday and shut down Interstate 15, the main route used by travelers between Southern California and Las Vegas.
Three firefighters suffered first- and second-degree burns, said Karen Terrill, spokeswoman for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection in Sacramento.
The firefighters were to be taken to Saint Bernardine Hospital to be stabilized and then transferred to a burn center in Los Angeles.
The firefighters had to deploy emergency fire shelters. They were brought in from another area of California. The total number of firefighters involved in the incident was unknown. Each engine typically has a crew of three.
The 4,473-acre fire began Sunday and flared up again Monday afternoon in the brush-covered pass 50 miles east of Los Angeles, closing the interstate for the second time in two days.
