in thousands of people They were ordered to evacuate due to a massive fire that was swept by the wind in Rip the northern California countryside through the neighborhood and destroyed about 100 homes and other buildings, fire Saturday, officials said, after at least two people were injured.
The Mill Fire started shortly before 1pm on Friday just north of cannabis, a city of about 2600 people 402 kilometers (250 miles) north of San Francisco. A fire broke out in the Lincoln Heights neighborhood, where a large number of homes It was burnt and the residents had to flee for their lives.
two people They were brought to Mercy Medical Center, Mount Shasta. was one in The other is stable and the other was transferred to UC Davis Medical Center, which has a burn unit.
Cal Fire Siskiyou unit chief Phil Enzo said crews worked all day and night to protect the structures in weed and in A subsection to the east is known as Carrick Addition.
“There is a lot at stake on “This is a fire mill,” he said. “There is a lot of communities, a lot of homes there.”
weather conditions improved Overnight the firefighters managed to contain 20% but another fire, the mountain fire, that broke out out Friday Northwest of Weeds have grown hugely. There were no reports of injuries or damage to buildings in who – which fire. The causes for Both fires were under investigation.
Anzu is estimated to be around 100 . homes and other buildings in fire grinder Governor Gavin Newsom announced of Emergency for Siskiyou County said a federal grant was received for ” help ensure Availability of Vital resources to suppress fire. “
California in A deep dehydration that is traditionally heading for the worst of The fire season. Scientists say climate change has happened made The West is warmer and drier over The last Three decades and you’ll keep making it weather more extreme forest fires more repetitive and destructive.
In the last Five years, California experienced the largest and most devastating fires in condition history. Weed has experienced three major fires since 2014.
The latest fire It started in or near Roseburg Forest Products, which manufactures wood products. Evacuation orders issued quickly in effect for 7500 people.
Yevasha Hilliard said it was home in Lincoln Heights when I heard “a big Boom” and ran outside to see her neighbor house on fire.
“she was like fire at out of The sky said, “It was horrible.”
Hilliard told her home He was among those who were burned. “We’ve lost everything,” she said.
Annie Peterson said she was sitting on Porch of to her home When all of a sudden it was all smoke just rolling over towards us. “
her too fast home And about a dozen others were on fire. Members said of Her church helped evacuate her and her sono who immobile. she said the scene of Smoke and flames appeared like “The world It was almost over.”
Dr.. Deborah Heger is a doctor director At Shasta View Nursing Center, he said all 23 patients at the facility should be evacuated. Twenty went to local hospitals while three stayed at her home homeWhere were the hospital beds set up.
Rebecca Taylor, Communications director for Springfield, Oregon-based Roseburg, said big empty building In the edge of a company property burnt. It added that all employees were evacuated and no injuries were reported.
About the time the fire started, power A power outage affecting about 9,000 customers was reported, and several thousand remained without power until late at night due to wildfires, according to the power PacifiCorp.
This was the third wildfire in several days in California, which is now very hot under pressure heat The wave that was expected to drive temperatures past 100 degree mark in Many areas during Labor Day.
in thousands also They were ordered to flee on Wednesday from fire in castaic, north of Los Angeles, fire in Eastern San Diego County, near the Mexican border, where there are two people Many of them were severely burned homes they were destroyed. All eviction orders were lifted on Friday.
The windmill was burning for about an hour drive From the Oregon line. It was only about 48 kilometers southeast of Where is the McKinney fire, the deadliest in the state of The yeararouse in late July. killed four people And the destroyed dozens of homes.
