Los Angeles (AP)-A rapid grows brush fire Thousands of people are forced to vacate in a mountainous region north of Los Angeles.
The canian fire Embraced on Thursday afternoon According to the Ventura County Fire Department, by 11 pm, exceeding 7.6 square miles (19.7 sq km). At least 400 employees were struggling with many aircraft and helicopters. Officials said it remained until late Thursday night and spread to Los Angeles County in the east.
Fire Piru is burning south of the lakeA reservoir located in Los Padress National Forest. It is close to the lake cathi, burnt by a popular entertainment sector Hughes fire In January. The fire burnt about 15 square miles (39 square kilometers) in six hours and put 50,000 people under order or warning.
According to the National Meteorological Service, the area was expected to have sunny, hot and dry conditions, where the canian fire was burning on Friday, 100 ° F (38 ° C) a day and minimal humidity in the middle-ending. The winds were expected to be lighter in the morning and from south to south -west in the afternoon.
In La County, around 2,700 residents pulled out with 700 structures under a withdrawal order, officials said late Thursday. Another 14,000 residents and 5,000 structures were covered by a cleaned warning. The areas within the Val Varde zone were reduced to an order by an order.
Ventura County Fire Department spokesman Andrew Dow said on Thursday that the withdrawal area in the nearby Ventura County was relatively dislocated. Twenty -six people were pulled out of the Piru entertainment area.
Dowd called Blaze a “very dynamic situation” due to hot, dry weather, steep and rugged areas and dry fuel.
La County Supervisor Catherine Burgar, who represents the district, urged the residents to vacate.
“Excessive heat and low humidity in our northern county have created dangerous conditions where flames can spread with dangerous speed,” Barsar said in a statement. “If the first respondents ask you to leave, go without hesitation.”
New Blaze comes in the form of a massive wildfire in the middle California The biggest explosion of the yearThreatening hundreds of houses and getting out of control in Los Padress National Forest.
Giford’s fire had spread to 155 square miles (402 square kilometers) by the night of 15% by Thursday night. It exploded at least four small fire, exploded on 1 August with the state route 166, forced to close in both directions in the east of Santa Maria, a city of about 110,000 people. It has injured at least four people. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Wildfire risk Most of the inland California will be elevated through the weekends as the area intensifies by catching a heat wave. August and September are usually the most dangerous months for wildfires in the state.
Jamie Ding, Associated Press
