Associated Press: Southern California's destructive wildfire has grown to 25 square miles, but containment has also increased. APTOPIX Southern California Wildfire.JPEG Fire officials say the fire in rugged mountains 90 miles east of Los Angeles expanded by 2,000 acres overnight but is 25 percent surrounded Friday morning. The fire has destroyed 26 rural homes and forced hundreds of residents to flee since it broke out Wednesday afternoon. The cause remains under investigation.