The Western United States baked through the unofficial end of summer, as temperatures in some parts threatened to peak Saturday at levels not seen in decades and made conditions tough for crews battling wildfires across the region.
Areas inland from the San Francisco Bay Area could reach 115 degrees, a temperature last seen in 1950, forecasters said. Temperatures in Sacramento were expected to shoot past 110.
While triple-digit highs in Southern California were expected to drop into the 90s over the weekend, the heat created difficulties for crews fighting a wildfire just north of downtown Los Angeles.
Firefighters worked to contain a blaze that chewed through brush-covered mountains, growing to nearly 8 square miles and prompting evacuation orders for several hundred homes in Burbank.
No injuries have been reported and no buildings have burned, Los Angeles Fire Department spokeswoman Margaret Stewart said.