Jacob Adelman

(Mike Meadows/The Associated Press)
Firefighters spray water on burning plants as flames race across the desert floor in Palmdale, Calif., on Friday.

Flames threaten homes near L.A.

PALMDALE, Calif. -- A huge wildfire in the high desert wilderness north of Los Angeles jumped an aqueduct Friday, rushing toward hundreds of houses as firefighters also tried to keep flames from damaging power lines that bring electricity to Southern California.

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