One killed, 20,000 evacuated by wildfires in Northern California
                 Source: Xinhua | 2017-10-10 04:26:41 | Editor: huaxia

Firefighters assess the scene as a house burns in the Napa wine region of California, the United States, on Oct. 9, 2017. (Xinhua/AFP)

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- More than 14 fires ripped through eight counties in Northern California in western coast of the United States. Till Monday noon, it has killed one person, serious injured two, destroyed at least 1,500 structures and forced 20,000 people to be evacuated.

California Governor Jerry Brown issued Monday an emergency proclamation for Napa, Sonoma and Yuba counties due to the effects of multiple fires, including the Tubbs and Atlas fires, which have damaged critical infrastructure, threatened thousands of homes and caused the evacuation of residents.

According to information updated Monday noon by California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire), in Mendocino County, one person was killed, two were serious injured in Redwood Complex fire which has burned 10,000 acres (40.5 square kilometers). More than 400 crews are fighting the wildfire.

Cal Fire also reported that the wildfires had totally scorched more than 60,000 acres (242.9 square kilometers) Monday, among which, the Tubbs burned 25,000 acres (101.2 square kilometers), the Atlas Fire 25,000 acres (101.2 square kilometers) and the Patrick Fire 2,000 acres (8.1 square kilometers). All the three fires have no containment.

Cal Fire Director Ken Pimlott was quoted by Sacramento Bee as saying that most of the fires started at about 10 p.m. Sunday and their causes are under investigation. He said firefighters are concentrating on saving lives rather than battling the blazes.

California Highway Patrol said Golden Gate Division Air Operations rescued 42 people ranging from five years old to 91 years old from the wildfires and the rescue operations are continuing.

Photos posted online by local residents showed that numerous buildings are on fire in downtown, including the Hilton Sonoma hotel and a K-Mart, while Sutter Hospital and Kaiser Hospital in the city "are no longer operational and patients have been evacuated."
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One killed, 20,000 evacuated by wildfires in Northern California

Source: Xinhua 2017-10-10 04:26:41

Firefighters assess the scene as a house burns in the Napa wine region of California, the United States, on Oct. 9, 2017. (Xinhua/AFP)

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 9 (Xinhua) -- More than 14 fires ripped through eight counties in Northern California in western coast of the United States. Till Monday noon, it has killed one person, serious injured two, destroyed at least 1,500 structures and forced 20,000 people to be evacuated.

California Governor Jerry Brown issued Monday an emergency proclamation for Napa, Sonoma and Yuba counties due to the effects of multiple fires, including the Tubbs and Atlas fires, which have damaged critical infrastructure, threatened thousands of homes and caused the evacuation of residents.

According to information updated Monday noon by California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire), in Mendocino County, one person was killed, two were serious injured in Redwood Complex fire which has burned 10,000 acres (40.5 square kilometers). More than 400 crews are fighting the wildfire.

Cal Fire also reported that the wildfires had totally scorched more than 60,000 acres (242.9 square kilometers) Monday, among which, the Tubbs burned 25,000 acres (101.2 square kilometers), the Atlas Fire 25,000 acres (101.2 square kilometers) and the Patrick Fire 2,000 acres (8.1 square kilometers). All the three fires have no containment.

Cal Fire Director Ken Pimlott was quoted by Sacramento Bee as saying that most of the fires started at about 10 p.m. Sunday and their causes are under investigation. He said firefighters are concentrating on saving lives rather than battling the blazes.

California Highway Patrol said Golden Gate Division Air Operations rescued 42 people ranging from five years old to 91 years old from the wildfires and the rescue operations are continuing.

Photos posted online by local residents showed that numerous buildings are on fire in downtown, including the Hilton Sonoma hotel and a K-Mart, while Sutter Hospital and Kaiser Hospital in the city "are no longer operational and patients have been evacuated."
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