Fire crews continue to make steady progress on the Ranch Fire, now at 40% containment. Smoke remains visible in some interior areas of the burn. Ground crews are actively patrolling to pinpoint smokes and extinguish remaining heat with support from water-dropping helicopters.

Crews are racing to contain and extinguish a wildfire that broke out in Southern California on Tuesday, exploding in size in a matter of hours and forcing people to flee their homes.

Despite strong wind gusts, firefighters were able to make progress against a fast-moving wildfire that broke out in Southern California after it exploded in size in a matter of hours and forced people to flee their homes on Tuesday.