ANAHEIM, Calif. - Encouraged by cooler temperatures and calmer winds, firefighters were battling a wind-whipped blaze early Monday that earlier chewed through thousands of acres of parched hillside in what is shaping up to be one of the driest years ever recorded in Southern California.
Authorities were hoping to have the blaze fully contained by late Monday, a day after it had charred 2,036 acres. The 3-square mile fire was 30 percent contained late Sunday.
"Things are looking good," Orange Fire Capt. Ian MacDonald said Sunday night.
Stoked by hot dry winds and fueled by chaparral, the fire spread south and west quickly in an unincorporated part of Orange County …
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