In just a few hours a fire in Northern California has reached such proportions that it began to be called one of the worst in state history. At the time when Governor Jerry brown declared a state of emergency, 73 thousand acres of land was already under the power of fire.
Napa is on fire and I feel like crying. #napafire pic.twitter.com/pZPTQJMxtl
— Emily Stadnik (@emstadnik) October 9, 2017
The Director of Cal Fire Ken of Pimlott said: «at about 10 o’clock the wind blew with a speed of 50 to 60 mph, and flew across the Northern half of the state. Any spark could cause a fire.» Despite the wet winter, Pimlott stressed that the vegetation has still not recovered from the devastating drought in California, and at the end of the summer season was ready to burn.
The largest fires were recorded in the districts of NAPA and SONOMA. At the moment it is known about 10 deaths, but their number, according to the authorities, probably, will grow. According to the representative of Cal Fire, the dead were found in the pockets of fire.
What a night. Up all night. Fighting fire. Evacuating. Hundreds of homes lost. Napa and Sonoma pic.twitter.com/6gn1xrkv4E
— Dave’s Travel Corner (@DaveDTC) October 9, 2017
More than 100 people are already in district hospitals in connection with injuries or health problems, including burns, smoke inhalation and shortness of breath. More than 20,000 people were evacuated. Estimated rescue agencies, some 1,500 buildings were destroyed in the fire, and 73 thousand acres of land burned.
The national guard of the state of California sent three helicopters for medical evacuations, firefighters, six helicopters and 100 troops to assist local law enforcement agencies.
Calistoga Fire #tubbsfire #napafire #ABC7now #kron4news #fire #california #napa pic.twitter.com/aTcggkpkNe
— Cisco (@Ciscokid__) October 10, 2017
A resident of NAPA, Alyssa O’gorman, her parents and grandfather left his home at the last moment. After the evacuation, she and her family watched from a distance as it exploded a propane tank, and the roof of their house caught fire.
Despite the fact that many of the evacuation centers there are a few hours, some of them are already filled to capacity due to the large number of people fleeing.
School districts in NAPA and SONOMA were closed for Monday. In some areas, residents and businesses are experiencing outages of electricity.
