More than 3,000 people under evacuation orders from just one of dozens of fires burning across American west, with risk yet to peak
A ferocious wildfire in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada raged uncontained on Sunday, forcing thousands of residents from their homes in the gateway to Yosemite national park., and exploded in size over the weekend.
“The growth of this fire is pretty amazing given the fact of how quickly we had resources here,” said Chief Mike van Loben Sels of the Madera Merced Mariposa unit of California’s Fire and Forestry Protection . He noted that embers and spot fires were igniting more than a mile ahead of the blaze. “We really threw everything at this thing from the beginning,” he said.as the region braces for peak fire-risk months that still lie ahead. More than 5.
Fire captains Shayon Ascarie and David Jessen came to Ron’s aid, rushing the man back to his evacuated hillside home as the fire crept closer. Helicopters zigzagged overhead and planes dropped fire retardant on the slopes above as the firefighters helped Ron wrangle the terrified Duke into the back of their pickup and grab his pill boxes, before they ferried the duo back down the mountain to safety.
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