California is susceptible to wildfires.Keystone
A fire spread rapidly on Wednesday northwest of Los Angeles, destroying homes and farmland, fueled by violent winds which brought it to the gates of upscale suburbs.
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The fire season is not over in California. The authorities have ordered residents of areas most at risk of a major fire to evacuate, north of the town of Camarillo, 70,000 inhabitants, located about sixty kilometers from the center of Los Angeles. Several injured people were taken to hospital and many buildings were threatened by the flames.
The hills overlooking the town of Camarillo and its 70,000 inhabitants are enveloped in a thick cloud of smoke and the winds, which reach 130 km/h, are expected to persist until the end of the day Thursday and complicate the work of the firefighters, who cannot fully deploy their air assets.
This is not the first fire of the year in California:
The fire broke out in the morning on Wednesday and already covered more than 3,600 hectares by mid-afternoon. Several homes, including luxury homes, but also agricultural fields and orchards were destroyed by the flames, according to firefighters.
More than 21,000 homes are without power, with California routinely cutting power to avoid sparking new fires fueled by high winds and overloaded networks.
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A few dozen kilometers further south, another fire broke out near Malibu, threatening the luxury properties that dot the coast.
After two rainy winters which provided a relative respite, California is experiencing a very active fire season this year. The “Golden State” suffered several heat waves this summer, signs of global warming, and suffered the fourth largest fire in its history in July-August.
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A fire spread rapidly on Wednesday northwest of Los Angeles, destroying homes and farmland, fueled by violent winds which brought it to the gates of upscale suburbs.
The fire season is not over in California. The authorities have ordered residents of areas most at risk of a major fire to evacuate, north of the town of Camarillo, 70,000 inhabitants, located about sixty kilometers from the center of Los Angeles. Several injured people were taken to hospital and many buildings were threatened by the flames.
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