Much of Central California is on high alert for fire danger as strong winds whipped through the dry brush over the weekend and into Monday.
“This weekend, especially in the foothill communities, we were seeing wind gusts up to 50 mph, so that is easily a wind that can spread fires,” ABC30 meteorologist Christine Gregory said.
Smoke filled the air after a fire broke out near Highway 41 and O street in downtown Fresno on Saturday…