Storms Could Spread Mountain Fire

Strong thunderstorms are approaching the San Jacinto Mountains, in Southern California, where the Mountain Fire is burning.

Winds from the storms could cause unpredictable spreading of the fire.

Twenty-seven thousand acres and twenty-seven buildings have already been burned by the blaze.

Several towns, campgrounds, and resort areas have been forced to evacuate, and the flames have caused worries that Palm Springs may have to evacuate as well.

Nearly thirty-five hundred firefighters and over thirty aircraft have battled the fire to twenty-five percent contaiment.