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PALMDALE, Calif. -- Cool, moist air that's sticking around made it easier for thousands of firefighters building containment lines around a destructive wildfire north of Los Angeles, a day after evacuation orders were lifted for nearly 3,000 residents.
Improved weather conditions that include humidity levels in the 30-percent range were expected, though crews still had to watch out for wind gusts that could carry embers, said U.S. Forest Service spokesman Ed Gililland.
"We're always keeping an eye on the weather, but so far things are looking good today," he said early Tuesday.
The fire that consumed 50 square miles of brush in and around the Antelope Valley was 60 percent contained. Full containment was not expected until next Monday, officials said.
The cause of the fire about 45 northwest of downtown Los Angeles was under investigation. Three firefighters had minor injuries, but no one else was hurt.
Air quality throughout the area was unhealthy for sensitive individuals, especially in the San Gabriel Mountains and the Santa Clarita and Antelope valleys, according to Dr. Jonathan E. Fielding, Los Angeles County's director of public health.
Wildfires were also burning in northern New Mexico, Colorado and Alaska.
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