Calif. Fires Burn 1,200 Structures

Source: Associated Press

Calif. fires burn 1,200 structures
By ALLISON HOFFMAN and GILLIAN FLACCUS, Associated Press Writers
7 minutes ago

SAN DIEGO - Thousands more residents were ordered to evacuate their homes Tuesday, bringing the number of people chased away by the wind-whipped flames that have engulfed Southern California to at least 300,000.

By day three, the dozen wildfires had burned 1,200 homes and businesses and set 245,957 acres — 384 square miles — ablaze, and the destruction may only be the start for the region. Tuesday's forecast called for hotter temperatures and more explosive Santa Ana gusts.

The blazes bedeviled firefighters as walls of flame whipped from mountain passes to the edges of the state's celebrated coastline, spreading so quickly that even hotels serving as temporary shelters for evacuees had to be evacuated.

Marilee Bishop of Running Springs and her 10 year-old-daughter Erica rubbed their red eyes Tuesday morning as they woke up in a Wal-Mart parking lot where they spent the night after being forced to leave their home. "No one ever expects something like this to happen to them," said Bishop, as thick smoke rose in the skies behind her.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071023/ap_on_re_us/california_wildfires

At least one of them evacuated - it was voluntary but he wasn't taking any chances.

peace

Hugs to all the Californians. Please stay safe.

one in the inland empire(I was watching the mountain burn last night and enhaling fumes), one in San Diego and another in LA. Really sucks.

Fucktard. What a shitdustbag he is.

If they can't be fought, could they actually get across the state line?



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