US | California wildfires LA Fire Now 22% Contained By Will McCahill Posted Sep 1, 2009 10:22 PM CDT Copied Firefighter Daniel McCarty, of Prescott, Ariz., sprays water in La Crescenta, Calif., today. (AP Photo) The Station fire raging near Los Angeles is 22% contained tonight, authorities tell the Times—though they caution that if the weather turns uncooperative again the blaze could worsen. Some evacuation orders were lifted. The Mount Wilson observatory and a nest of communication towers nearby were still threatened, however, and firefighters said the overnight hours could be crucial in saving them. Read These Next 'Butt-breathing' could be the future for struggling patients. Online boo-bears go after the demo firm tearing White House apart. Plane windshield partially shatters mid-flight. There's a suspect. Dem taking on Susan Collins addresses 'secret Nazi' claim. Report an error