California: Two firefighters killed in a fire that "destroys everything"

A terrible fire, ravaging California for nearly a week, killed two firefighters announced a spokesman for the Calfire fire department, Friday, July 27.

"Two firefighters died on Carr fire A private subcontractor who operated a bulldozer died yesterday afternoon (Thursday, Ed) and a firefighter from the city of Redding in the evening, "he said, without further details.

The authorities had announced a few hours earlier the death of the bulldozer driver, adding that the fire called" Carr "had crossed a stream and had invaded the western part of Redding, which has a population of 90,000

"The fire moves so rapidly that the security forces evacuate as quickly as possible. civilians and firefighters, "said Scott McLean, a spokesman for Calfire. [1965] 9005] According to an update on the situation on Friday morning, the fire that started on Monday, July 23 destroyed an area of ​​18,000 hectares burned down 65 buildings and damaged 55. Nearly 500 buildings are threatened and fire is limited to 3%.

"The fire became very active throughout the evening," said Calfire on its website, stating that the efforts of more than 1,700 firefighters mobilized "have been slowed down by extreme fire behavior and difficult wind conditions"

"Persistence of hot, dry weather is expected for the rest of the week with temperatures above 37 degrees Celsius "said this organization.

Ferguson threatens Yosemite

A firefighter died a few days ago on another fire, baptized Ferguson and located near the famous, partially closed, Yosemite National Park. Friday, two weeks after his departure, he was circumscribed only 29% and had destroyed 18,600 hectares. More than 3,800 firefighters are in action to fight it.

California suffered huge wildfires in October 2017 and suffered the "Thomas" fire in December, one of the most devastating fires in its history.

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