Fires spread rapidly in California

California.- Several fires continued on Tuesday to devastate some areas of California caused by intense heat and strong winds, according to the emergency services in a state that already has reported

The largest fire was extended Tuesday morning by more than 28 000 300 hectares northwest of Sacramento and only 5% under control, according to a statement from the service of Fire Department Fire Department California (CalFire).

Firefighters continued to work during the day on the construction of new ditches to contain and defend the structures affected by fire.

More than 2,100 firefighters, backed by 187 vehicles and 18 helicopters, fight the fire broke out Saturday for a reason still unknown in Yolo County before moving to neighboring Napa County.

Authorities California issued evacuation orders for residents of at-risk areas.

Expansion continues to be significant as teams fight the fire on difficult terrain, "said the service. California fires.

A little further north-west, another fire in Lake County was controlled 80% Tuesday morning after consuming six thousand hectares and destroying 22 buildings, according to CalFire.

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The flames caused the deaths of two people in Santa Barbara in December and destroyed more than two thousand people including homes worth millionaire, and shaved with more than 100 thousand hectares. This was considered the third most destructive fire since 1932.

About 40 people died in the fires October in the wine-growing regions of the Napa and Sonoma valleys, in northern San Francisco According to experts, global warming increases the risk of fires escaping any control of dry vegetation, making it more flammable and vulnerable to those caused by fires. by lightning, as well as by spontaneous combustion or by the action of the human being.