<br /> <p>Helicopters drew water from a local reservoir to fight the Thomas Fire, which was threatening homes in Carpinteria, California, on December 10.</p><p>Authorities issued new evacuation orders for towns along the border between California’s Ventura and Santa Barbara counties, including Carpinteria, according to reports</a>, on Sunday, December 10, as the Thomas wildfire expanded.</p><p>The fire had burned 173,000 acres and was 15 percent contained on Sunday, the incident report said</a>. Cal Fire estimated 15,000 buildings were threatened by the fire. The fire had already destroyed 754 buildings and damaged another 162. Credit: San Bernardino County Fire Department via Storyful</p><br />
