1.   The approaching fire forced hundreds of people to abandon their homes.

2.   Along Stokes Canyon Road, the rapidly approaching fire sent residents fleeing, many with horse trailers in tow.

3.   Browne first got a call in the afternoon saying there was an approaching fire.

4.   Generally, firefighters attempt to stop wildfires by starting a contained fire to meet the approaching fire, Ethridge said.

5.   Since the contained fire burns grass ahead of the approaching fire, the two eventually meet and run out of tinder to burn.

6.   The speed and strength of the approaching fire caught them by surprise.