Wildfires Cause School Closings in San Diego and Los Angeles

Wildfires in Southern California have caused San Diego to close all of its schools for the remainder of the week and all activities and games were canceled through Saturday. In Los Angeles, all outdoor activity, including practices, were canceled until further notice.

The wildfires have forced thousands of people to evacuate and caused close to $1 billion in damages.

The flames have burned across nearly 600 square miles, destroying nearly 2,000 homes and prompting evacuations from north of Los Angeles, through San Diego to the Mexican border.

In Los Angeles, athletic teams at UCLA and USC were continuing to practice, air quality was said to be 10 times worse than normal. At USC, smoke from the fires was visible and was making the air tough to breathe.

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