California Highway Patrol Officer Gavin Graham surveys homes leveled by Carr fire in the Lake Keswick Estates area in Redding, California on Friday, July 28, 2018. (AP Photo / Noah Berger ) on the Carr fire hotspots in the hills west of Redding, California, United States on July 27, 2018. REUTERS / Fred Greaves A firefighter fells a hot spot while working to stop the spread of Carr fire, west of Redding, California, USA July 27, 2018. REUTERS / Fred Greaves A burned house in the small community of Keswick is shown by damage done by forest fires near Redding , California, United States, July 27, 2018. REUTERS / Alexandria Sage The blackened landscape is shown wildfire damage near Keswick, California, USA, on July 27, 2018. REUTERS / Alexandria Sage TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY
Nine missing people as a wildfire 'Monster & # 39; continues to spread in Northern California
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Nine people reportedly missing a monster forest fire in northern California rose two-thirds overnight after killing two firefighters, destroying hundreds of buildings and sending thousands of frenzied residents running from Their houses. -america / nine-people-missing-as-monster-wildfire-continues-to-spread-in-north-california-37163761.html
Some people reportedly missing in northern California: a large-scale fire increased by two-thirds overnight after killing two firefighters, destroyed hundreds of buildings and sent thousands of people. frantic residents running their houses.
Some 3,400 ground firefighters and 17 helicopters faced the Carr Fire of 80,900 acres (32,740 hectares), which was just 5% earlier Saturday as it crossed Redding, a city of 90,000 inhabitants, in Californian landscapes. The Shasta-Trinity Area
More than 38,000 residents of Redding and elsewhere in Shasta County fled their homes as the fire picked up speed and intensity on Thursday, destroying 500 houses and shops and leaving Keswick, a city of 450 According to Christopher Fire, 1965, 1700 buildings are under threat, which explains the presence of a Volkswagen ladybug burned by a forest fire called "Carr Fire" in a Redding residence , California, Friday. , July 27, 2018. Forest fires rumbled without warning in the city of Northern California, as thousands of people rushed to escape before the walls of flames descended from the wooded hills in their neighborhoods. , said the authorities. Friday. (AP photo / Noah Berger) "title =" A Volkswagen ladybug burned by a fire called Carr Fire rests in a residence in Redding, California on Friday, July 27, 2018. The wildfire roared with little warning In the city of Northern California While thousands of people rushed to escape before the walls of flames descended from the forested hills into their neighborhoods, officials said Friday. (AP Photo / Noah Berger) "width =" 620 "height =" 413 "/>
A Volkswagen ladybug burned by a forest fire called Carr Fire at a residence in Redding, California on Friday, July 27, 2018. Forest fires rumbled without warning in The city of Northern California as thousands of people flaming walls descended from wooded hills in their neighborhoods, officials said Friday. (AP Photo / Noah Berger)
According to the National Interagency Fire Center, there are currently 89 large forest fires in 14 US states, mostly in the West. So far this year, wildfires have burned nearly 4.3 million acres (1.7 million hectares) across the United States, above average 3.7 million acres (1.5 million hectares) for the same period in the last ten years. Some 1,100 people gathered in an evacuation center at Shasta College, outside Redding on Saturday
. One of them, 57 year old David Franceschine, said that he had made a camping trip. the fire broke out. He rushed home to try to recover property, but by the time he arrived, the authorities had closed the road.
"I could not get anything, did not I, Scout?" he asked his white and brown dog. "At least I have you, Scout."
Franceschine said that he badumes that the fire destroyed all his belongings, including the urn containing the ashes of his son, who died four years ago.
A burned house in the small community of Keswick is shown from damage caused by a wildfire near Redding , California, United States, July 27, 2018. REUTERS / Alexandria Sage
"That's what bothers me the most," says Franceschine. 19659030] The fire, which began Monday afternoon, was fueled by hot, dry weather and high winds. Temperatures are expected to reach 109 degrees Fahrenheit (42.8 degrees Celsius) on Saturday, with winds of up to 8 miles per hour (13 km), according to the National Weather Service
"Winds, High Temperatures and dry vegetation still have Cal Fire said in a morning notice. "The spread of fire has been active in all directions."
A bulldozer operator and a member of the Redding Fire Department have The hospital Mercy Medical Center has treated nine people for burns, including three firefighters, spokesman Mike Mangas said Saturday.
Nine people, including a woman and her family, were killed in the fire. two great-great-grandchildren, were reported missing citing local police.The woman's husband, Ed Bledsoe, told the station that he had left them home to run a race on Thursday night.
"He called and said" Grandpa, you must come, the fe u come to us now ". said of a phone call that he had with his great-great-grandson while he was gone. "I do not see how I could go on without them."
The flames erupted Thursday in a firestorm when they jumped on the Sacramento River and swept the west side of Redding, about 240 km north.
Governor Jerry Brown requested urgent federal badistance to avoid an "impending disaster" as Shasta County was attempting to find water and supplies for evacuated residents and was treating horses and horses. cattle rescued from ranches and farms. It raged about 110 miles (177 km) east of Los Angeles and near Yosemite National Park, which closed due to the fire.
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