Sixteen active wildfires are currently raging across California — threatening homes and lives as firefighters race to contain them.The blazes, which stretch from San Diego County to Southern Oregon, have already claimed 8 lives, and destroyed more than 1,000 buildings, according toTIME.The largest, known as the Carr fire, is burning near the city of Redding, and has scorched more than 110,000 acres as of Tuesday. It’s also the deadliest, having claimed 6 lives, including three members of the same family — a70-year-old woman and her two great-grandchildren— and two firefighters, since it started last week.TIMEnotes that at just 27% contained, it’s likely to becomethe largest wildfire in the state’s history.JOSH EDELSON/AFP/GettyA second fire is drawing national attention for thethreat it poses to Yosemite National Park. The park was evacuated last Wednesday and closed for the first time in 20 years as the largely uncontained (33%) flames threatened the valley.RELATED VIDEO: Guy Fieri Feeds Crews Fighting California WildfiresThough wildfires have many causes, especially during the dry summer and fall months in California, one blaze seems to have a more sinister origin. A man who is accused of setting one of the fires in Cranston wasarrested last weekon several counts of arson. His bail was set at $1 million, theDesert Sunreported. He remained in jail on Friday, when he was expected to appear in court.José Andrés/TwitterThe ongoing natural disaster has also brought people together for good. Celebrity chefGuy Fieri helped to feed hundreds of peoplein need, including first responders and victims of the fires.Hetold CNNon Sunday that he was working “arm in arm” with a team of 20 volunteers, the Salvation Army, Operation Barbecue Relief, local chefs and residents tofeed peoplefrom a “makeshift kitchen” they set up in a trailer in the Shasta College parking lot, which is acting as a shelter to evacuees.TheNational Interagency Fire Centerreports there are 88 large wildfires burning across the U.S., including 11 in Alaska and 15 in Oregon.
Sixteen active wildfires are currently raging across California — threatening homes and lives as firefighters race to contain them.
The blazes, which stretch from San Diego County to Southern Oregon, have already claimed 8 lives, and destroyed more than 1,000 buildings, according toTIME.
The largest, known as the Carr fire, is burning near the city of Redding, and has scorched more than 110,000 acres as of Tuesday. It’s also the deadliest, having claimed 6 lives, including three members of the same family — a70-year-old woman and her two great-grandchildren— and two firefighters, since it started last week.TIMEnotes that at just 27% contained, it’s likely to becomethe largest wildfire in the state’s history.
JOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty
A second fire is drawing national attention for thethreat it poses to Yosemite National Park. The park was evacuated last Wednesday and closed for the first time in 20 years as the largely uncontained (33%) flames threatened the valley.
RELATED VIDEO: Guy Fieri Feeds Crews Fighting California Wildfires
Though wildfires have many causes, especially during the dry summer and fall months in California, one blaze seems to have a more sinister origin. A man who is accused of setting one of the fires in Cranston wasarrested last weekon several counts of arson. His bail was set at $1 million, theDesert Sunreported. He remained in jail on Friday, when he was expected to appear in court.
José Andrés/Twitter
The ongoing natural disaster has also brought people together for good. Celebrity chefGuy Fieri helped to feed hundreds of peoplein need, including first responders and victims of the fires.
Hetold CNNon Sunday that he was working “arm in arm” with a team of 20 volunteers, the Salvation Army, Operation Barbecue Relief, local chefs and residents tofeed peoplefrom a “makeshift kitchen” they set up in a trailer in the Shasta College parking lot, which is acting as a shelter to evacuees.
TheNational Interagency Fire Centerreports there are 88 large wildfires burning across the U.S., including 11 in Alaska and 15 in Oregon.
source: people.com
