Roundup: U.S. firefighters race to protect 116-year-old Mt. Wilson Observatory as massive wildfire approaches

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- U.S. firefighters worked hard on Tuesday to protect the famed Mount Wilson Observatory in Los Angeles County, California, as a massive wildfire is approaching.

The blaze, dubbed Bobcat Fire, is within 500 feet (152.4 meters) of the observatory and crews are in place ready to receive the fire, said Angeles National Forest officials in a tweet Tuesday noon, adding that strategic firing is taking place in the south where air operations are strengthening dozerlines.