Residents watch a wildfire near San Diego on Friday, May 16. Wildfires devoured more than 20,000 acres in San Diego County after a high-pressure system brought unseasonable heat and gusty winds to the parched state.
{"Image ImageDescription": "(140517) -- LOS ANGELES, May 17, 2014 (Xinhua) -- Local residents watch the wildfire on a mountain in San Diego, south California of the United States, May 16, 2014. (Xinhua/Yang Lei)  (Photo by Xinhua/Sipa USA)", "Image Artist": "Xinhua", "Image Copyright": "Xinhua"}