Firefighters in California struggle to contain a new fast-moving blaze that threatens thousands of homes and the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
A blaze in the Simi Valley northeast of Los Angeles known as the"Easy Fire" forced the evacuation of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and nearby homes, officials said.
The blaze near the Reagan library in Simi Valley was driven by strong Santa Ana winds that are the bane of Southern California in the fall and have historically fanned the most destructive fires in the region. Armed with just a garden hose and wearing a mask, Beth Rivera watered down the perimeter of her large home to prevent embers from igniting dry grass and trees. Friends helped evacuate 11 horses from the property. Soaring flames were only 27 meters away and blowing toward her house, with no firetrucks in sight.
Another wildfire forced the evacuation of two mobile home parks and a health care facility in Jurupa Valley, 72 kilometres east of Los Angeles, where elderly people were taken out in wheelchairs and gurneys as smoke swirled overhead. The blaze was at least 200 acres in size.
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