Image not recovered1704153968_a95fcc78b0.jpgEighteen homes have now been destroyed by the Station fire, which has burned 42,500 acres in the Angeles National Forest; fire officials said Sunday evening reports the Los Angeles Times as of 8:00 PM Sunday, August 30, 2009.
The blaze is 5% contained. It continues to threaten Mt. Wilson, home to a 105-year-old observatory and transmitters used by television and radio stations, cellphone providers and numerous law-enforcement agencies, including the FBI, CIA and the Secret Service.
The fire is pushing toward the Acton area to the north and Sunland to the west. Firefighters were able to stop the fire from approaching homes in Glendale, La Cañada Flintridge and La Crescenta.