The fire front is located a few tens of kilometers away from Paradise, an area affected in 2018 by the deadliest fire in the annals of California, with the official toll at the time reaching 85 dead.
A large wildfire is raging in northern California, forcing thousands of residents to flee their homes. Thousands of acres of forest and grassland have been reduced to ash near Oroville, where authorities have asked about 13,000 residents to evacuate the area.
The fire front is located a few tens of kilometers away from Paradise, an area affected in 2018 by the deadliest fire in the annals of California, with the official toll at the time reaching 85 dead.
About 400 firefighters are battling the flames, with the assistance of aircraft and helicopters. Because of the drought, vegetation becomes fuel for the flames, which spread quickly when strong winds blow, Butte County Fire Chief Garrett Solud said.
For his part, Sheriff Cory Honey sounds the alarm about the fireworks that are used to celebrate the 4th of July (aka Independence Day in the US): “The last thing we would want is someone who bought fireworks to do something stupid. Don’t be stupid!’
All this while a heat wave is sweeping the wider region, with the mercury predicted to climb to 46 degrees Celsius in the next 24 hours. “We are in an extremely dangerous situation ahead of a potentially prolonged, historic and potentially deadly heat wave,” the US National Weather Service warns.
Source :Skai
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