Photos: San Bernardino Hillside Fire

Several residences destroyed

 

Firefighters battle a wildfire in Riverside, Calif. Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019. Santa Ana winds are expected to linger for a final day after driving more than a dozen wildfires through California. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

 

SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Strong winds fanned new fires in Southern California on Thursday, burning homes and forcing residents to flee in a repeat of a frightening scenario already faced by tens of thousands across the state.

A wildfire burns in Riverside, Calif. Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019. Santa Ana winds are expected to linger for a final day after driving more than a dozen wildfires through California. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

Wind whips embers from a tree burned by a wildfire in Riverside, Calif. Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019. Santa Ana winds are expected to linger for a final day after driving more than a dozen wildfires through California. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)

Doug Mac watches as flames from the Hillside fire consume a residence in San Bernardino, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019. The blaze, which ignited during red flag fire danger warnings, destroyed multiple residences. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

A firefighter passes a burning home as the Hillside fire burns in San Bernardino, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019. The blaze, which ignited during red flag fire danger warnings, destroyed multiple residences. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

A firefighter sprays water as flames from the Hillside fire consume a residence in San Bernardino, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019. The blaze, which ignited during red flag fire danger warnings, destroyed multiple residences. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

A firefighter runs towards a burning home as the Hillside fire burns through a neighborhood in San Bernardino, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019. The blaze, which ignited during red flag fire danger warnings, destroyed multiple residences. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Firefighters hose down a house on fire to try and prevent the spread to other homes during the Hillside fire, Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019, in San Bernardino, Calif. (AP Photo/ Christian Monterrosa)

Flames from the Hillside Fire consume a home in San Bernardino, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019. The blaze, which ignited during red flag fire danger warnings, destroyed multiple residences. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

A firefighter prepares to douse a hot spot while protecting a home from the Hillside Fire in San Bernardino, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019. The blaze, which ignited during red flag fire danger warnings, destroyed multiple residences. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

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