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About 12,000 firefighters were working Sunday to fight fires in California, which killed at least six people, but winds called "erratic" and dry air have led to fire sometimes uncontrollable fire. 19659002] "Conditions with very high heat and drought will continue on the west coast all day Sunday.The conditions around the 'Carr' fire near Redding, California, will continue to be favorable to a rapid progression and the spread of the fire, "said Sunday morning the NWS meteorological service. Firefighters in Shasta County, where the fire has been going on since July 23, said on Twitter that "erratic winds and hot, dry conditions on the #CarrFire caused an increase in fire last night."
CA is getting help from other states to help fight wildfires. Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, South Dakota, Wyoming & Colorado have resources on scene and Florida, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New Mexico and Oregon have resources on the way! THANK YOU! : @CAL_FIRE pic.twitter.com/AkScemqa8y
– Cal OES (@Cal_OES) July 29, 2018
More than 38,000 evacuees. Two firefighters were killed fighting the blaze and three people – a 70-year-old woman and her two great-grandchildren aged 5 years – died when their mobile home was surrounded by fire. According to the latest balance sheet available on Sunday, Carr burned more than 36,000 hectares, destroyed 517 buildings and damaged 135. It was only 5%. Last Saturday, 38,000 people were evacuated to Shasta County because of what California governor Jerry Brown called "uncontrollable" home. He had already declared a state of emergency in that county and did the same Saturday night for three others (Lake, Napa and Mendocino).
Here is an informational only smoke projection from the High Resolution Rapid Refresh Model for today . For official information, please contact us at https://t.co/uH3kE34GoL or other agencies. #cawx pic.twitter.com/AHTAHXuQqD
– NWS Hanford (@NWSHanford) July 29, 2018
Other large-scale fires in California. President Donald Trump signed a decree on Saturday ordering the Emergency Management Agency (Fema) to support the Shasta authorities. A fire called "Mendocino Complex" because it consists of several nearby homes, has ravaged more than 5,600 hectares since Friday. Its area has grown rapidly and it was circumscribed only 10% Sunday morning. Firefighters, on the other hand, reported relatively good news about the "Ferguson" fire near Yosemite National Park, which has grown by only 800 hectares in the night to 21,700 hectares since July 13 and was limited to 30%. One firefighter was killed and seven people injured.
Another inferno, the "Cranston Fire", where more than 7,000 people had to be evacuated but some of them were allowed to return home on Sunday morning . The fire of human origin destroyed 5,300 hectares and was circumscribed to 29%. According to California's Emergency Department (Cal OES), 17 large-scale fires burned Sunday morning across California and mobilized 12,000 firefighters.
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