Ranch fire burns near homes in Azusa
![The Ranch fire burns in the hills above a cluster of homes along the San Gabriel River.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/391e48f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4800x3124+0+0/resize/1440x937!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F45%2F99%2F39d6b87b497b9c2f120e35d71db8%2Fla-photos-1staff-ranchfire002.jpg)
The Ranch fire burns in the hills above a cluster of homes along the San Gabriel River. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
![A man walks by a row of homes as the Ranch fire is seen in the background](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ee17b18/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4600x3058+0+0/resize/1440x957!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F86%2F6a%2F15f834184a5885007d025c3f2a0c%2Fla-photos-1staff-593489-me-0813-ranch-fire4-wjs.jpg)
A man walks by a row of homes as the Ranch fire burns in the hills of Azusa on Thursday. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
![People sit on a riverbank and watch as the Ranch fire burns in the hills above a cluster of homes](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d0c87f5/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4800x3104+0+0/resize/1440x931!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F77%2F26%2F4a5ba3484dfcab13c958d174c146%2Fla-photos-1staff-ranchfire003.jpg)
People watch the Ranch fire burn in the hills above a cluster of homes along the San Gabriel River near Azusa. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
![A helicopter flies past a blood-red sun as smoke from the Ranch fire obscures the sky](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d393cd0/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4800x3172+0+0/resize/1440x952!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4c%2Fa1%2F6bfc41224ca187757bcd6e1ff8b8%2Fla-photos-1staff-ranchfire005.jpg)
A firefighting helicopter makes an approach to drop water on the Ranch fire in the hills above a cluster of homes along the San Gabriel River near Azusa. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
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![Flames from the Ranch fire are seen above a cluster of homes along the San Gabriel River near Azusa](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/c939509/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4800x3056+0+0/resize/1440x917!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0d%2Fdc%2F11a0f1fa4cd999e7de47a4db5b8c%2Fla-photos-1staff-ranchfire001.jpg)
The Ranch fire burns in the hills above a cluster of homes along the San Gabriel River near Azusa on Thursday. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
![A man walks by as flames burn in the hills above a cluster of homes](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/34c8ff4/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4531x2954+0+0/resize/1440x939!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3c%2F27%2F0d1aba5a41508a7dd12a018188ca%2Fla-photos-1staff-593489-me-0813-ranch-fire2-wjs.jpg)
A man walks by a row of homes as the Ranch fire burns in the hills of Azusa on Thursday. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
![Smoke fills the sky as a helicopter makes a water drop on the Ranch fire in the hills of Azusa](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/9752c60/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5568x3712+0+0/resize/1440x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F0b%2F20%2F5c090d904c37a5850f008a50e689%2Fla-photos-1staff-593489-me-0813-ranch-fire1-wjs.jpg)
A helicopter makes a water drop as smoke from the Ranch fire obscures the sky near Azusa. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)