
More Than 82,000 Flee California Wildfire
Fahad Shabbir (@FahadShabbir) Published August 17, 2016 | 01:35 PM

LOS ANGELES,(APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 17th Augst,2016) - A rapidly spreading fire raging east of Los Angeles forced the evacuation of more than 82,000 people Tuesday as the governor of California declared a state of emergency. Despite the efforts of 1,250 firefighters with more on the way, none of the inferno was contained as of late Tuesday, state firefighting agency Cal Fire spokeswoman Lynne Tolmachoff told AFP. "We have very, very dry brush, thick fuel, it helps move it along very quickly," she said.
"It is very dangerous to the public and also to the firefighters." Governor Jerry Brown declared the state of emergency for San Bernardino County, just 60 miles (100 kilometers) east of Los Angeles, where the blaze, which has been named the Blue Cut fire, was quickly growing. It began around 10:30 am (1730 GMT) Tuesday and had already burned 18,000 acres (more than 7,200 hectares), according to the multi-agency Inciweb information site.
Around 34,500 homes were threatened. The inferno has already claimed one high-profile victim: the Summit Inn, a old-fashioned diner on the world-famous Route 66 that counted celebrities like Elvis Presley and Clint Eastwood among its clientele, the Los Angeles Times reported. Two firefighters were lightly injured after being surrounded by flames.
They were treated at a hospital and released, and were back on the line fighting the blaze, Inciweb said. The wildfire poses "imminent threat to public safety, rail traffic and structures," according to the website, which said 82,640 people fell under an evacuation warning. Several area roads were closed, as was the Mountain High ski resort in Wrightwood which hosts hiking and other outdoor activities in warmer months.
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