[originaltext] Finally after 5 days and 40,000-plus scorched acres, fire crews

Finally after 5 days and 40,000-plus scorched acres, fire crews are close to containing a massive wildfire that claimed the lives of four firefighters. The Santa Ana winds that had fueled the flames have nearly disappeared, helping crews get the fire under control. Authorities plan to reopen highways and then allow hundreds of people to go back home. The 34 houses were lost in the fire. Some neighborhoods are uninhabitable. No word on when those homeowners can return. Officials say the fire was deliberately set. There is a 500,000-dollar reward for information that leads to an arrest and conviction. The four firefighters died trying to protect the house in the blaze’s path. A fifth firefighter remains in critical condition with bums over most of his body.