California’s first major wildfire of the year grew to more than 20,000 acres overnight after destroying one home and forcing thousands more to be evacuated.
. Roughly 7,800 residents in over 2,500 households were ordered to evacuate, April Newman, a public information officer with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection and the Riverside County Fire Department, said Saturday afternoon.The American Red Cross arranged for hotel rooms for 32 people from about 10 households Saturday night, regional disaster officer Debbie Leahy said Sunday.
“We’re in a COVID environment, and then if we have these wildfires at that, it complicates the situation,” she said. “But if we just all focus on safety we’re going to be OK.”Weather conditions were also contributing to the fire’s rapid spread. Humidity levels were expected to plummet to the teens by mid-afternoon Sunday, with poor overnight recovery along slopes and ridges.
But if the fire spreads another 10 to 15 miles to the east, where the San Gorgonio pass creates an intense natural wind tunnel, the situation could change, he said.“If we can keep it out of that tunnel ... then we’ll be doing firefighters and everybody a big favor,” he said. “But hopefully these winds that we’re having will not send it into that dangerous area.”
“They’re not in danger right at this moment but we preemptively want to make sure they have enough time to get out,” she said.The vegetation fire was first reported at 4:55 p.m. Friday in the 9000 block of Oak Glen Road, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. There wasn’t word on its cause.
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