200 homes burned in San Bernardino fire.. 2 deaths

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2001775140_wildfire260.html



Fires rage in California, destroying 200 homes

By Chelsea J. Carter
The Associated Press


DON KELSEN / LOS ANGELES TIMES

Winds up to 50 mph had flames jumping ridges and roads on a five-mile march toward Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. More than 3,800 acres of the San Bernardino National Forest have been scorched since Tuesday.


SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — A wildfire leaped through dense housing tracts in the foothills of the San Bernardino Mountains yesterday, destroying more than 200 homes, threatening at least 1,000 others and forcing thousands of people to flee under a sky thick with smoke and tinged orange-red by flames. Two deaths were being attributed to the fire by the San Bernardino County coroner's office. The victims, both men, collapsed from stress and died — one while evacuating his home, the other while watching his house burn.

The fire, which erupted about 9 a.m. about 30 miles east of downtown Los Angeles, was propelled by fierce Santa Ana winds as it devoured 10,000 acres of chaparral within hours. The blaze and an even larger wildfire nearby closed highways and choked the region with heavy smoke and flaming ash. The cause of the San Bernardino blaze was unknown and no injuries were reported, but more than 200 homes were destroyed by last night, said Robin Renteria, a San Bernardino National Forest spokeswoman.

The fire moved erratically, burning down one house, then skipping two before snaring another. In some cases, back yards burned and houses were unscathed, or burned partially.

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GABRIEL L. ACOSTA / THE SAN BERNARDINO SUN
Pam Byrmes-O'Camb is aided by firefighters as she rescues her cats from her home in San Bernardino, Calif. Thousands of homeowners were forced to evacuate yesterday.






Homes and cars burn as a fast-moving brush fire pushes through San Bernardino, Calif.

That looks really bad....this doesn't look good at all.

http://ktla.feedroom.com/iframeset.jsp?st=1067164125406&rdm=501507.16980494913

click on both fire links on left.. two different reports.. the 2nd one is very scary

WHO THE FUCK IN THEIR RIGHT MIND WOULD WANT TO START A FUCKING FIRE WHILE THE SANTA ANA WINDS ARE BLOWING???!!!! WHAT AN IDIOT!!! HE/SHE HAS LEFT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITHOUT A FUTURE AND WITHOUT A HOPE. WHOEVER THEY ARE, I HOPE THEY SUFFER IN HELL. AND I MEAN IT.

to these poor folks, The trajady is just beginning for them, to go from living in a nice home to having only ashes and memories is a terrible thing,May the rain come now and stay a while.
BTW I read a report that the fire would not be contained until late next week, my heart goes out to all these people.

Wait, they are all in Iraq. That's why.

:(.. One of my friends lost their house:(

:-(
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1896&e=7&u=/nm/environment_fire_dc