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SAN DIMAS -- The Williams Fire, which has charred 38,094 acres and 62 cabins in the Angeles National Forest, was 100 percent contained Tuesday, U.S. Forest Service officials said. Meanwhile, the forest remains closed because the area is a fire hazard. Ten people were cited and released Tuesday near Mount Baldy Road for being in the forest without authorization. On Tuesday, 598 firefighters - down from 3,000 last week - were still battling the fire. The fire camp set up at Santa Fe Dam in Irwindale was almost completely packed up by Tuesday night. Firefighters struggled to bring the fire...

<p>Jesika Diaz left her Santa Clara County home to the mercy of a growing wildfire Monday night, carrying a small Cinderella wedding cake topper in her trembling hands as towering flames marched closer.</p> <p>Diaz lives on Croy Avenue, the scene of a fire west of Morgan Hill that started at 2 p.m. and raged uncontained through the night, burning more than 200 acres of thick brush, oak trees and -- some residents feared -- homes.</p>

The South Coast Air Quality Management District issued a smoke advisory for areas affected by the Williams Fire burning just north of Azusa in the Angeles National Forest. "The fire itself is down on the front range of the mountains, and there's a strong atmospheric inversion," the AQMD's Sam Atwood said. "The smoke is trapped in our air basin." The agency's smoke advisory urges residents, especially those with asthma, to stay indoors if possible or limit outdoor activities in the following areas: the east San Fernando Valley; the east, west and south San Gabriel Valley; Pomona/Walnut Valley; Norco/Corona; Metropolitan...