nprnews_____ = ||| lubuntu at wor3|||Record Heat Wave Creates 'Kiln-Like' Conditions In California||| kickerpage = |||no kicker pagenpr for NPRNEWS||| summarynpr = |||One part of Los Angeles County hit 121 degrees this weekend, a county all-time record. Firefighters are battling many blazes, one of which was sparked by a pyrotechnic device at a gender reveal party.

The Creek Fire burns in the Sierra National Forest on Sunday.



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Record Heat Wave Creates 'Kiln-Like' Conditions In California

One part of Los Angeles County hit 121 degrees this weekend, a county all-time record. Firefighters are battling many blazes, one of which was sparked by a pyrotechnic device at a gender reveal party.