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PHOTOS: Sand Fire sends ash, smoke across Southland

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Thursday, July 28, 2016
Firefighters turn away from a flareup as they work to stop the advance of the Sand fire near the town of Acton, Calif., Monday, July 25, 2016.
A fast burning wildfire chases down a couple of engines down Sand Caynon, near the Bear Divide in the Angeles National Forest, Calif., Saturday, July 23, 2016.
Photo taken from Fair Oaks Ranch on Saturday, July 23, 2016. ABC7 Eyewitness News viewer Jo Barcega sent this picture via the ABC7 app.
Firefighters create a firebreak as they work to stop the advance of the Sand fire near the town of Acton, Calif., Monday, July 25, 2016.
Photo of smoke produced from the Sand Fire taken in Burbank, California. This picture was sent to ABC7 Eyewitness News via the ABC7 app.
Burned-out film sets and oak trees at Sable Ranch, which has Old West-style buildings used for movie locations in Santa Clarita, Calif., are seen Monday morning, July 25, 2016.
A Los Angeles County firefighter tries to fight the flames against erratic winds in Placenta Caynon Road in Santa Clarita, Calif., Sunday, July 24, 2016.
Los Angeles County firefighters pause to fight the flames due to erratic winds in Placenta Caynon Road in Santa Clarita, Calif., Sunday, July 24, 2016.
Martell Armando sent a photo of the Sand Fire taken in San Pedro using the ABC7 app.
Smoke from a nearby wildfire looms over Los Angeles on Friday, July 22, 2016, viewed from Monterey Park, Calif.
A car covered in aerially-applied fire retardant remains parked in Ruthspring Dr., in Santa Clarita, Calif., on Sunday, July 24, 2016.
The remains of a burned home smoulder in Iron Canyon Road area near Santa Clarita, Calif., on Sunday, July 24, 2016.
A maker at the entrance of the Angeles National Forest burns on Saturday, July 23, 2016.
A wildfire burns close to a home near Sand Caynon and Placerita Caynon in Santa Clarita, Calif., Saturday, July 23, 2016.
A wildfire burns next to the road near Bear Divide Rangers station and Camp 9 in the Angeles National Forest, Calif., Saturday, July 23, 2016.
Firefighters hose down the remains of a burned home in Sand Canyon area near Santa Clarita, Calif., on Sunday, July 24, 2016.
Flames light up the night sky in this photo of the Sand Fire shared by an ABC7 viewer on Instagram.
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Firefighters turn away from a flareup as they work to stop the advance of the Sand fire near the town of Acton, Calif., Monday, July 25, 2016.
Nick Ut

The fast-moving Sand Fire has ripped through brush withered by years of drought, sending smoke and ash across the Southland.

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