A dangerous wildfire has started in the Bel Air area of Los Angeles, California, as firefighters battle three other fires across Southern California. The latest wildfire reached the side of the busy Interstate 405 through the Santa Monica Mountains. It stopped car traffic. Hundreds of firefighters fought the fire on the ground and planes dropped water and retardant from above. Firefighters told Bel Air local Maurice Kaboud to leave his home Wednesday. But, he chose to stay and protect his house. The 59-year-old stood in the backyard of his multi-million-dollar home as fires raged nearby. “God willing, this will slow down so the firefighters can do their job,” Kaboud said. Southern California’s Santa Ana winds have long contributed to some of the area’s most disastrous wildfires. The winds blow from inland toward the Pacific Ocean. They gain speed through mountain passes and valleys.
Title: New Wildfire Reaches Los Angeles
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2254/LA_fires.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='New Wildfire Reaches Los Angeles' data-article-id='2771'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='13000'>A dangerous wildfire has started in the Bel Air area of Los Angeles, California, as firefighters battle three other fires across Southern California.</span> <span data-start-time='13000' data-end-time='21125'>The latest wildfire reached the side of the busy Interstate 405 through the Santa Monica Mountains.</span> <span data-start-time='21125' data-end-time='23688'>It stopped car traffic.</span> <span data-start-time='23688' data-end-time='33479'>Hundreds of firefighters fought the fire on the ground and planes dropped water and retardant from above.</span> <span data-start-time='33479' data-end-time='40750'>Firefighters told Bel Air local Maurice Kaboud to leave his home Wednesday.</span> <span data-start-time='40750' data-end-time='45250'>But, he chose to stay and protect his house.</span> <span data-start-time='45250' data-end-time='54417'>The 59-year-old stood in the backyard of his multi-million-dollar home as fires raged nearby.</span> <span data-start-time='54417' data-end-time='61438'>“God willing, this will slow down so the firefighters can do their job,” Kaboud said.</span> <span data-start-time='61438' data-end-time='70667'>Southern California’s Santa Ana winds have long contributed to some of the area’s most disastrous wildfires.</span> <span data-start-time='70667' data-end-time='74958'>The winds blow from inland toward the Pacific Ocean.</span> <span data-start-time='74958' data-end-time='79833'>They gain speed through mountain passes and valleys.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2254/LA_fires.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=9816 data-hint-location='23688' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2254/what_does_retardant_mean.m4a'>What does retardant mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='slow progress'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2254/fire_spread.m4a'><span>fire spread</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2254/high_winds.m4a'><span>high winds</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2254/slow_progress.m4a'><span>slow progress</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2254/drop_water.m4a'><span>drop water</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=9817 data-hint-location='70667' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2254/what_is_the_wind_direction.m4a'>What is the wind direction?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='inland'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2254/over_land.m4a'><span>over land</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2254/from_the_north.m4a'><span>from the north</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2254/south.m4a'><span>south</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2254/inland.m4a'><span>inland</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=9818 data-hint-location='21125' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2254/the_fire_stopped__blank_.m4a'>The fire stopped <span class='blank'>traffic</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='traffic'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2254/water.m4a'><span>water</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2254/traffic.m4a'><span>traffic</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2254/travel.m4a'><span>travel</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2254/spreading.m4a'><span>spreading</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button class='speak-button'></button></div></div></div>
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