In California declared a state of emergency due to forest fire
MOSCOW, December 6 — RIA Novosti. The Governor of California Jerry brown declared a state of emergency in Ventura County in connection with a forest fire, reported on the website of the Governor.
“This fire is very dangerous and spreads quickly, but we will continue to fight with him by all means. I, Edmund J. Brown, Governor of California … declare a state of emergency in Ventura County,” reads the statement of the Governor.
The Thomas fire in Ventura has grown to 45,000 acres. There’s a high possibility that even more evacuations could take place.
Live updates: https://t.co/J30cNxYQ6F pic.twitter.com/IQEbYpNkMN
— Los Angeles Times (@latimes) December 5, 2017.
Earlier the fire service Ventura County reported that about 27 thousand inhabitants of eight thousand homes were evacuated in southern California where strong forest fire destroyed 150 buildings. Electricity supply company Southern California Edison stated that without light in the region left more than 260 thousands users: 180 thousand in Ventura County and 83 thousand in the County of Santa Barbara.
Homes are burning in Ventura. Several of them in the foothills are already destroyed. Fire crews are scrambling to move everywhere #ThomasFire #Nbcla pic.twitter.com/SC6zicp9gZ
— Rick Montanez (@RickNBCLA) 5 Dec 2017
The strongest wildfires swept several California counties in early October. About 100 thousand people were evacuated from dangerous areas. It was reported that the fire area exceeds the area of the largest American cities new York. Last week, the authorities announced a turning point in the fight against fire, in some areas people were able to return to their homes.
According to the latest victims of the fires in California began to 43 people, the amount of damage exceeded $ 3.3 billion.
California fire officials say a mandatory evacuation order is in effect for more than 400 homes in Ventura County because of a fast-moving brush fire that has already charred 2,500 acres. https://t.co/yrTCbXxrRS pic.twitter.com/xbT38XKgMj
— ABC News (@ABC) December 5, 2017.
