California: Fire Brigade dams largest of six forest fires

At Santa Barbara, Los Angeles and San Diego, the Californian fire brigade was able to achieve success. A victim was rescued at Ventura County.

California: Fire Brigade dams largest of six forest fires

Fighting wildfires in Sourn California, fire brigade has been able to Erfolgeerzielen first. As Los Angeles Times reported, citing a speaker California Office for Forestry and Fire protection, largest's six forest fires, so-called Thomas Fire at Venturasüdlich of Santa Barbara, could be increased by ten percent by Friday evening Be curbed.

Demnachhaben, Santa Ana winds weakened and thus enabled use of MehrerenWasserflugzeugen. It was a successful day on fire front, said head of Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, Mark Brown.

The Skirball fire on edge of prominent district of Bel Air in west of Los Angeles has also been able to stop local fire brigade to 50 percent, teiltedie emergency line. The district with expensive villas had demnachglimpflich. Six houses had been burned down and twelve weiterebeschädigt.

Nördlichvon San Diego, more than 1,000 firefighters were in use to get Dassogenannte lilac fire under control. The flames of Zerstörtendort media report that re are at least 85 buildings, including caravans. A training centre with valuable racing horses also burned down. Twenty-five horses have died according to Los Angeles Times. Three people erlittendemnach injuries.

Government promises help from civil protection Agency

In a burned area in Ventura Country District, first victim of fires was found: a 70-year-old woman was killed on run with her car, as local authorities have said.

Samira of strong winds, Thomas fire has expanded rapidly since Ausbrucham Monday. By Friday, Los Angeles Times burned Zufolgeeine area of nearly 600 square kilometers (143,000 acres).

DerGouverneur of California, Jerry Brown, has declared a emergency in affected regions. The government in Washington said federal funds and DieUnterstützung by FEMA Civil Protection Authority.

Klimaexpertenmachen was responsible for extreme drought in second-largest U.S. state and Santa Ana winds that had been flowing since beginning of last week for fires. Meteorologists reckon with StarkenWindböen until Sunday. Of six forest fires that have been raging between Santa Barbara and San Diego since beginning of week, media reports have been reported to have bebetter 200,000 people fleeing, well 500 buildings have been destroyed. In meantime, more than 250,000 people were without electricity.

U.S. fires in Sourn California continue to hold heavy fires in California have already destroyed about 40,000 acres of land. More than 200,000 people had to leave ir homes. © Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Date Of Update: 10 December 2017, 12:03
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