California Groans Under Wildfire
A
massive wildfire roaring through mountains north
of Los Angeles in California has destroyed homes
and killed two fire fighters.
Fire officials said at least 71 dwellings had
been destroyed since the blaze erupted last
Wednesday and a total of 6,300 homes throughout
the fire zone were under evacuation orders.
Authorities also said Rescue teams were standing
by to save five people who became trapped in the
forest after they disregarded evacuation orders.
No end in sight
Fire Commander Mike Dietrich told a news
conference.” This is a very angry fire that
we're fighting right now, until we get a change
in the weather, I'm not overly optimistic."
Reuters/Qasim/ Austeen/Ahaziah