Some 1,200 firefighters have been battling a giant blaze threatening a ski resort in the US state of Idaho favoured by Hollywood film stars.
The "Beaver Creek Fire" has destroyed more than 103,000 acres (42,000 hectares) since the beginning of the month, with less than 10 per cent of the blaze coming under control.
Authorities have ordered the evacuation of 2,200 houses in an area where a number of actors, including Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis and Tom Hanks, have vacation homes.
High temperatures, low humidity and wind are complicating efforts by firefighters whose work is already hampered by the mountainous terrain.
In addition to trucks and planes, water cannons used to make snow in the winter are also on site.
Insurance companies have even sent in reinforcement to protect the luxury homes.
Idaho is currently being hit by several wildfires including the "Elk Complex Fire" and the "Pony Complex Fire".
Combined, the two blazes have destroyed some 280,000 acres (113,000 hectares), according to authorities.
The first is 65 per cent contained and the second 97 per cent.
Other celebrity homes were briefly threatened by flames on Sunday in the well-to-do district of Calabasas, northwest of Lost Angeles.
The fire was sparked by in the early afternoon by a car fire that was put out several hours later.
