no respite on the fire front

Fires continued on Tuesday to ravage parts of California, fanned by high winds in hot weather, in an area already hit hard by the flames this winter, according to relief. The most important focus, the County Fire extended Tuesday over 28,300 hectares northwest of Sacramento and was controlled only 5%, according to a statement from the wrestling agency against the CalFire fires

"The risk of propagation remains very important" More than 2,100 firefighters were fighting this blaze, which began on Saturday for an unknown reason in Yolo County before spreading to nearby Napa County. California authorities have issued evacuation orders for residents of high-risk areas. "The risk of spread remains high as the teams fight against the fire on a difficult ground," commented CalFire.

No casualties at this stage. The blaze, which is advancing at full speed but has no casualties at this stage, tinged the sky in intense orange, flawed the air to the point that the San Francisco emergency management agency has issued an alert to the air quality Sunday. The Pawnee fire was 80 percent contained Tuesday after it destroyed 22 structures and razed more than 6,000 acres north of San Francisco, according to a spokeswoman for CalFire firefighting agency Tricia Austin. A third home, the Waverly Fire in San Joaquin County, was declared completely under control Monday after burning nearly 5,000 hectares since Friday.

Temperatures must exceed 40 degrees. While temperatures must exceed 40 degrees this weekend in several California regions, the authorities are particularly alert because of the festivities of July 4 – national holiday in the United States – during which many Americans shoot fires. illegal fireworks or camp fires that could trigger fires. After several years of drought, last year California experienced the deadliest fires in its history.