Natural forest fire in Northern California has burned most of the town of Paradise, where about 30 thousand people. According to the authorities, the flames were moving so quickly that firefighters could not do.
At the moment we know about the 9 victims of the fire, which began on 8 November and quickly became the most destructive fire in the state over the last century. The fire burned almost 140 square miles (225 square kilometers) and destroyed more than 6,700 buildings – almost all of them residential home.
What ‘the valley of the shadow of death’ actually looks like #CaliforniaFire #californiawildfire #WoolseyFire pic.twitter.com/mxy1SuRVbM
— Bob Mueller and 45 Others (@D_PlaidShirtGuy) November 10, 2018
While firefighters are trying to contain uncontrolled fires, and forecasters are making depressing predictions: strong winds and low humidity could fuel the outbreak of fire and spread it further.
«In fact, no contact with fire,» said captain Scott McLean of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, explaining that crews fought the flames, and instead helped people to get out of the disaster zone. – «These firefighters yesterday were in rescue mode.»
A quarter of a million people were forced to leave their homes due to the Fire Camp in Northern California and two other major fires – Woolsey and Hill to the South of the state. The evacuation spread to the city of Malibu, which has a population of 13 thousand people, including many Hollywood stars.
🙏🙏🙏Praying for California🙏🙏🙏 #CaliforniaWildfires #fires pic.twitter.com/WPIJOKh9ZH
— Evamarie (@RebelNurseCHC) November 11, 2018
President Donald trump issued a decree about the emergency situation, directing more resources to districts Butte, Ventura, and Los Angeles. The American leader also said that, in his opinion, the fire originated due to «bad management» of forest management.
There is no reason for these massive, deadly and costly forest fires in California except that forest management is so poor. Billions of dollars are given each year, with so many lives lost, all because of gross mismanagement of the forests. Remedy now, or no more Fed payments!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 10, 2018
Here is what is currently known about the fire in numbers:
- Camp Fire is the largest of three fires that morning of Saturday (November 10), has spread to 100 thousand acres (404 sq km).
- Woolsey Fire increased 2 times during the night, reaching 70 thousand acres (283 sq km).
- Hill Fire is much less than the previous 2, and is approximately 4,500 acres (18 sq km).
- The death toll in the fire killed 9 people. Some of them were inside the cars, while others were near or inside their homes. The identities of the victims has not yet been established. Law enforcement agencies are investigating two more deaths in Malibu, but so far no confirmation that they are associated with the Woolsey Fire. In turn, President trump wrote on Twitter about 11 deaths due to fire.
