Nearly 30 horses burn to death in California wildfires

Owners of ranch in path of Creek blaze find charred remains of 29 horses, as authorities warn fires could rage for another fortnight

Wildfires that continue to leave a trail of destruction in southern California could last for another fortnight, authorities have warned, as the corpses of dozens of horses were discovered.

The owners of a ranch in Sylmar, in the San Fernando valley region of Los Angeles, said they had counted the charred remains of 29 horses that had perished in the Creek fire.