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Re: DesertDrifter post# 293294

Thursday, 11/08/2018 4:23:48 PM

Thursday, November 08, 2018 4:23:48 PM

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Explosive and destructive 'Camp Fire' in Northern California is burning 80 acres per minute

A “very dangerous” wildfire has erupted in Northern California because of a combination of howling winds and extremely dry conditions. The “Camp Fire” in Butte County, Calif., has already consumed 5,000 acres west and north of Chico and Oroville, about 90 miles north of Sacramento.

Immediately at risk is the town of Paradise, home to 26,000 people.

Mandatory evacuations were ordered in Paradise and the neighboring communities of Pulga and Concow.

“Multiple structures were damaged or destroyed near a hospital on Pentz Road as of about 9:45 a.m., one dispatcher said, but the hospital remained undamaged at that time,” the Sacramento Bee reported. “Scanner traffic also indicated reports of at least one burn victim being transported by EMS, and a ‘heavy impact on civilians’ in Paradise.”

Dave Toussaint, a retired Cal Fire firefighter, reported there were more burn victims on his Twitter feed.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2018/11/08/explosive-destructive-camp-fire-northern-california-is-burning-acres-per-minute/?utm_term=.490977beddf2

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