Los Angeles (AFP) - Thousands of firefighters were battling nearly two dozen blazes across drought-parched California, while at least two of the infernos shut down miles of highway traffic, authorities and media said."Due to #RockyFire near Clear Lake, Highway 20 is closed from Highway 16 to Highway 53 for all through traffic in both directions," said CAL FIRE spokesman Daniel Berlant.Berlant said on Twitter that the Rocky fire in Lake County grew to 22,500 acres and was five percent contained.Meanwhile firefighters took on another blaze in the Cajon Pass, shutting down several lanes of the 15 Freeway, The Los Angeles Times reported.About 8,000 firefighters have been deployed across the state, said the California National Guard, which has been called into action.
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