Holy Fire in Lake Elsinore, Calif.

More than a thousand firefighters battled Friday to keep a growing Southern California forest fire feeding on dry brush and trees from reaching foothill neighborhoods a day after flames roared to new ferocity and came within yards of homes.

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Fri., Aug. 10, 2018

A truck and a street are covered in fire retardant dropped by an air tanker as crews battle a wildfire Friday, Aug. 10, 2018, in Lake Elsinore, Calif.

Marcio Jose Sanchez Associated Press
A firefighter keeps watch on the Holy Fire burning in the Cleveland National Forest in Lake Elsinore, Calif., Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018.

Ringo H.W. Chiu Associated Press
The remains of a hilltop home are seen from an areal photo after it was burned down by a wildfire that swept through an area in Shasta County west of Redding, Calif., on Friday, Aug. 10, 2018. Fire crews have made progress against the biggest blaze in California history but officials say the fire won't be fully contained until September.

Michael Burke Associated Press
Burned down remains of homes are seen from an areal photo in the Keswick neighborhood of Redding, Calif., Friday, Aug. 10, 2018. Fire crews have made progress against the biggest blaze in California history but officials say the fire won't be fully contained until September.

Michael Burke Associated Press
An aerial view of what remains of Lake Redding Estates after a wildfire swept through the subdivision in Redding, Calif., on Friday, Aug.10, 2018. Fire crews have made progress against the biggest blaze in California history but officials say the fire won't be fully contained until September.

Michael Burke Associated Press
Volunteers with Samaritan's Purse sift through the charred remains of a home burned in the Carr Fire, Friday, Aug. 10, 2018, in Redding, Calif.

John Locher Associated Press
Traffic makes their way south on I-15 as ash from the Holy Fire fills the air on Aug. 9, 2018 in Lake Elsinore, Calif. More than a thousand firefighters battled to keep a raging Southern California forest fire from reaching foothill neighborhoods Friday before the expected return of blustery winds that drove the flames to new ferocity a day earlier.

Patrick Record Associated Press
The Holy Fire burns in the Cleveland National Forest on Thursday night, Aug. 9, 2018 in Lake Elsinore, Calif. More than a thousand firefighters battled to keep a raging Southern California forest fire from reaching foothill neighborhoods Friday before the expected return of blustery winds that drove the flames to new ferocity a day earlier.

Patrick Record Associated Press
Homes destroyed by a wildfire are seen from an aerial view in the Keswick neighborhood of Redding, Calif., on Friday, Aug. 10, 2018. Fire crews have made progress against the biggest blaze in California history but officials say the fire won't be fully contained until September.

Michael Burke Associated Press
King Bass, 6, left, sits and watches the Holy Fire burn from on top of his parents' car as his sister Princess, 5, rests her head on his shoulder Thursday night, Aug. 9, 2018 in Lake Elsinore, Calif. More than a thousand firefighters battled to keep a raging Southern California forest fire from reaching foothill neighborhoods Friday before the expected return of blustery winds that drove the flames to new ferocity a day earlier.

Patrick Record Associated Press