A fast-moving wildfire roared through a Northern California town on Thursday, with deaths reported as it burned a hospital, hundreds of homes and sent tens of thousands of people fleeing flames in cars and on foot, authorities said.https://reut.rs/2zDv4gW
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A firefighter works to save a house off of Pentz Road during the Camp Fire in Paradise, California, on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2018. (Gabrielle Lurie/The Chronicle)pic.twitter.com/z3oOieYXGm
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"As of Thursday evening, the Camp Fire had no containment, and 15,000 structures were threatened. High winds were hampering air tankers’ efforts to extinguish the flames, said Cal Fire spokesman Scott McLean. Similar winds were expected to continue through the night."
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Burned vehicles during Camp Fire in Paradise, Calif.. on Thursday, November 8, 2018. (Scott Strazzante/The Chronicle)pic.twitter.com/oi3GZH6NEX
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"The Butte County towns of Paradise, Pulga and Concow were evacuated shortly after the fire started...residents of Magalia, Butte Creek Canyon and Butte Valley had also been ordered to leave...34,280 customers in Butte County and neighboring Plumas County had lost power"
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A charred wheelchair in the Paradise Gardens senior community. (Scott Strazzante/The Chronicle)pic.twitter.com/nvIytctihF
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There are multiple fires 75,000 Homes Ordered To Evacuate As Woolsey Fire Rages In Ventura, LA Counties Fire Officials: The Woolsey Fire was 0% contained as of 4 am Friday after scorching 8,000 acres and destroying multiple structures in the two countieshttps://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2018/11/09/woolsey-fire-bell-canyon/ …
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The
#WoolseyFire broke out about 2:25 p.m. Thursday near the Rocketdyne facility, south of Simi Valley, pushed by strong Santa Ana winds, which have been preventing fire commanders from ordering aerial assaults.pic.twitter.com/QxkVuKI32I
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Flames rage on Churchwood Drive as the Woolsey Fire tears through Oak Park early Friday. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times)pic.twitter.com/XeYKArBk78
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"CBS2 reporter Tom Wait described the conditions on the ground as “apocalyptic,” as ember and ash rained down on the streets below. By early Friday morning, there were no reported injuries to civilians or firefighters, according to the Ventura County Fire Department."
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A firefighter battles a car fire on Churchwood Drive as the Woolsey fire rips Oak Park early Friday. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times)pic.twitter.com/E2O8Kx5c8C
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"Firefighters cited heavy winds, up to 20 to 25 mph, and difficult terrain as challenges in effectively fighting the fire An evacuation center was established at Taft High School at 5461 Winnetka Ave in Woodland Hills Animals can be taken to Pierce College at 6201 Winnetka Ave"
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Crews battle a house fire on Churchwood Drive as the Woolsey fire tears through Oak Park early Friday. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times)pic.twitter.com/keyn3DK0eg
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At least 20 homes were damaged or destroyed as fire crews sprayed so-called water curtains to prevent flames from hopscotching home to home, fire authorities said.http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-woolsey-fire-oak-park-20181109-story.html …
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"In just a few hours overnight, the Woolsey fire exploded in size — with no sign of stopping. It had crossed over the Albertson Motorway, the ridgeline that separates Simi Valley and Thousand Oaks, in an area called China Flat, above Cheeseboro and Palo Comado canyons"
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The Woolsey Fire burns off Lindero Canyon Road in Simi Valley on Thursday night. (Stuart W. Palley/Los Angeles Times)pic.twitter.com/4EVi6QwGSU
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"Wind-whipped conditions make “ripe conditions for explosive fire behavior,” Los Angeles County Fire Capt. Erik Scott told KNBC-TV Channel 4. “This is the new normal. When we have conditions like this, when it’s such incredible wind, that brings us in to a different caliber""
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Woolsey fire burns in Thousand Oaks. (Sean Greene/Los Angeles Times)pic.twitter.com/lUHVPlXsiP
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"The blaze comes as strong Santa Ana winds blew through the region, with the strongest winds expected overnight into Friday morning. Forecasters predict gusts of 40 to 50 mph in the valleys and coasts, and from 60 to 70 mph in the mountains."
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The Hill Fire burns north of the 101 Freeway near Camarillo on Thursday evening. (Stuart W. Palley/Los Angeles Times)pic.twitter.com/PDYIYABKUe
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At least five dead, Paradise ‘pretty much destroyed’ as wildfire rages in Northern California
#CampFire By Friday morning, nearly 110 square miles had burned in a fire that was 5 percent contained, with 15,000 structures threatenedhttps://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2018/11/09/town-called-paradise-pretty-much-destroyed-wildfire-rages-northern-california/?tid=ss_tw&utm_term=.aaec625957fb …Show this thread -
The devastating
#CampFire started Thursday and covered 11 miles in its first 11 hours of life. At one point, it was burning 80 acres a minute. It's now the 4th most destructive wildfire in California history.https://www.wired.com/story/the-terrifying-science-behind-californias-massive-camp-fire/?mbid=social_twitter …Show this thread -
The Camp fire in Northern California burned at least 70,000 acres and forced at least 50,000 people to evacuate More than 200,000 residents in Southern CA have been ordered to flee their homes from the Woolsey and Hill fires At Least 9 People Are Deadhttps://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/buzzfeednews/california-wildfires …
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In a preliminary report to the California Utilities Commission, Pacific Gas & Electric, the largest power company in Northern California, stated that a survey of the power line from the air in the afternoon found damage to a transmission tower along the line.pic.twitter.com/PoM1qcvXO9
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Horrific The death toll from the
#CampFire reached 42 Monday, making the Northern California blaze the deadliest fire in state history. With hundreds still reported missing in Butte County, the total is expected to grow.https://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/fires/article221528050.html …Show this thread -
#CampFire has devastated the town of Paradise and has destroyed at least 7,177 structures, most of them homes, making it the most destructive blaze in state history measured by the number of structures destroyed Red circles on this live-updating map are actively burning areaspic.twitter.com/b0Uyd6HBhA
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"The number of fatalities far outstrips the 1933 Griffith Park Fire that killed 29 people in Los Angeles."pic.twitter.com/yBPD1deH7X
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Wildfires continued to tear through Northern & Southern California on Monday, where firefighters were at the mercy of dry air and whipping winds fanning the deadly blazes. At least 44 people have died statewide; more than 200 people remain unaccounted for.https://www.npr.org/2018/11/11/666817955/death-toll-in-california-wildfires-climbs-to-at-least-31 …
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A firefighter sprays water next to a burning home as the Camp Fire moves through the area in Magalia, Calif. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)pic.twitter.com/cXHIWcGHHX
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"As of Monday afternoon ET, the
#CampFire remained 25 percent contained at 113,000 acres (177 square miles)." http://www.fire.ca.gov/current_incidents/incidentdetails/Index/2277 …Show this thread -
A neighborhood is decimated by the Camp Fire in Paradise. (Mason Trinca/The Washington Post/Getty Images)pic.twitter.com/cdh0d5HmOb
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