Harrowing footage shows people fleeing their homes in Winters, California, as massive wildfire that started in Napa County spread east overnight. Tens of thousands of people across the state have been ordered to evacuate their homes because of wildfires.
siege in the state has ignited hundreds of fires since Monday, and as some are contained, others newly emerge or merge. The fires have also come during a record-breaking heat wave in California.The biggest incident -- the so-called SCU Lightning Complex fires -- has burned more than 137,400 acres across Santa Clara, Alameda, Stanislaus, Contra Costa and San Joaquin counties since Tuesday. It was only 5% contained by Thursday afternoon, as more than 1,000 personnel battled over 20 fires.
Scorched homes and vehicles fill Spanish Flat Mobile Villa following the LNU Lightning Complex fires in unincorporated Napa County, Calif., on Thursday, Aug. 20, 2020. "Those are just the confirmed structures," Cal Fire Chief Deputy Director Craig Tolmie said Thursday evening."We believe it will go to the triple digits, it's just too early."The fire complex has"significant growth" potential due to weather patterns and the fire history, Cal Fire incident Cmdr. Billy See said Thursday at a press briefing.
Six people total have died this week in connection with the fires in the state, including two fighting the wildfires. A utility worker clearing roadways for emergency vehicles responding to the LNU Lightning Complex fires was found unconscious in his car on Wednesday and died at a nearby hospital, officials said. A helicopter pilot involved in firefighting was killed in a crash near Coalinga Wednesday morning, officials said.
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