At least 224 people were rescued from the Mammoth Pool Reservoir area after the Creek Fire blocked the only road out of the popular recreation site, Madera County Sheriff Tyson Pogue said Sunday.
Hundreds of people narrowly escaped a fast-moving wildfire in Northern California when rescue crews airlifted them to safety.
The Creek Fire engulfed parts of the Sierra National Forest on Saturday. About 20 evacuees had injuries ranging from broken bones to burns. Two people had to be carried on a stretcher, Pogue said. "The situation only can be described as just hellish conditions out there for those poor people," the sheriff said.Juliana Park was outside the Mammoth Pool Reservoir area when she had to flee in a car surrounded by flames. She posted video of the harrowing escape.
— Jules September 6, 2020 The inferno quickly exploded in size since it started Friday evening in the Sierra National Forest, US Forest Service spokesman Dan Tune said.It started in the forest south of Yosemite National Park and grew to 36,000 acres in just one day. The cause of the inferno is under investigation.On Saturday, campers at the Mammoth Pool Reservoir were asked to shelter in place after the Creek Fire blocked the only way out of the area.
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