NEWBURY PARK, UNITED STATES
A frefighter uses a drip torch while controlling the Springs Fire near Newbury Park, California
Firefighter Justin Romero of the New Mexico based Silver City Hotshots uses a drip torch to build a backfire up the mountain off Potrero Road to control the Springs Fire near Newbury Park, California, May 3, 2013. A fierce, wind-driven wildfire spread on Friday along the California coast northwest of Los Angeles, threatening 4,000 homes and a military base as residents were evacuated ahead of the flames and a university campus was closed. REUTERS/Patrick T. Fallon (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT)