Associated Press: Southern Californians weathered a second straight day of devastation today as wind-blasted wildfires destroyed hundreds of homes, shut down major freeways and forced thousands of residents in the path of flames to flee to safety. A fire that ravaged the Sylmar community in the hillsides above Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley grew to 6,500 acres — more than 10 square miles — and was only 10 percent contained. It sent residents fleeing in the dark this morning as notorious Santa Ana …