FIRES IN CALIFORNIA
California winds pushed a wildfire from rural hills into parts of the Southern California city of Ventura overnight with explosive speed, destroying dozens of buildings and forcing thousands of people to evacuate. The fire had burned about 45,000 acres in 13 hours, and some homes were ablaze in the northern part of Ventura -- a city of more than 100,000 people along the Pacific coast. The fire forced sheriff's deputies to knock on doors to warn residents to evacuate in the dark. About 150 buildings had been destroyed by Tuesday morning. About 27,000 people were under mandatory evacuation in Ventura County as fire officials warned the powerful winds could push flames further into the city of Ventura. Within a few hours, the fire jumped to thousands of acres as Santa Ana winds, blowing as fast as 40 to 60 mph. The fire is still being fought at, as we speak. Fires are some of the worst natural disasters, as they are hard to predict and avoid, but this fire is devastating, because as we speak this fire is destroying thousands of homes.
LINK http://www.cnn.com/2017/12/05/us/ventura-county-fire-california/index.html
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