Uncontained wildfire east of Los Angeles grows to 20,000 acres [Video]

Several communities are under emergency evacuation orders as a wildfire just east of Los Angeles exploded in size overnight with little containment.

As of Monday morning, the Line Fire in California’s San Bernardino County had scorched over 20,500 acres.

CalFire said more than 36,000 structures are under threat from the blaze as nearly 1,800 firefighters work to stop it. So far, three injuries of fire personnel have been reported.

Officials have opened two shelters — one in Victorville and one in Fontana — as most communities along the eastern side of Highway 330 have been ordered to evacuate their homes. A large portion of Highway 18 is closed while the fire rages.

The Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified, Bear Valley Unified and Redlands Unified school districts announced all classes would be canceled on Monday due to road closures and poor air quality, which is currently graded as “unhealthy,” according to the Air Quality Index.

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