Firefighters continue to battle wildfires in San Diego

PHOTOS Firefighters battle raging wildfires in San Diego 

Thousands of people were forced to flee as nine wildfires ravaged San Diego, California, engulfing suburban homes and shooting up canyon ridges across 14 square miles of land. 

 

A longtime exposure shot shows smoldering remains of overnight fires on the hillsides of San Marcos, San Diego county, Calif., on May 16, 2014.