Post by Logan on Jun 26, 2016 1:45:37 GMT -6
150 homes burned in deadly California wildfire, officials say
LAKE ISABELLA, Calif. — A voracious and deadly wildfire in central California has burned 150 homes and the toll may rise, fire officials said Saturday.
The number rose from 80 homes as firefighters began going through neighborhoods to count houses and mobile homes incinerated by the blaze.
Entire blocks were reduced to rubble, and at least 2,500 homes remained threatened.
Weather conditions that drove the fire through small southern Sierra Nevada communities with terrifying speed remained a worry, with low humidity and 30 mph steady winds forecast. "That's something we have to keep an eye on. It could spark another disaster," Kern County fire engineer Anthony Romero said.
Read more: www.tampabay.com/news/nation/150-homes-burned-in-deadly-california-wildfire-officials-say/2283167
LAKE ISABELLA, Calif. — A voracious and deadly wildfire in central California has burned 150 homes and the toll may rise, fire officials said Saturday.
The number rose from 80 homes as firefighters began going through neighborhoods to count houses and mobile homes incinerated by the blaze.
Entire blocks were reduced to rubble, and at least 2,500 homes remained threatened.
Weather conditions that drove the fire through small southern Sierra Nevada communities with terrifying speed remained a worry, with low humidity and 30 mph steady winds forecast. "That's something we have to keep an eye on. It could spark another disaster," Kern County fire engineer Anthony Romero said.
Read more: www.tampabay.com/news/nation/150-homes-burned-in-deadly-california-wildfire-officials-say/2283167