Ashes in California's 4 million-acre wildfire, 31 dead

(PTI) San Francisco, Ta. Saturday, October 3, 2020

In California, 4 million acres of forests have been reduced to ashes this year. The fire killed 31 people and destroyed hundreds of homes. The fire was the most terrifying fire of the season.

The flames have turned a large area of ​​Connecticut into a pile of ashes. Fire crews were on high alert following an explosion in Wine County, north of San Francisco, as the weather department issued a fire warning Saturday. There was no strong wind on Friday.

Fire department personnel had a chance to control the fire, but winds of up to 30 miles per hour were forecast to reach the hills of Napa and Sonoma County. More than 28,000 homes and other buildings are at risk of being damaged by a glass fire that broke out earlier this week.

Mark Burton, chief of the California Fire Battalion, said: "So far we haven't had the strong winds we expected, but there could be gusts of wind and widespread embers, which could spread to nearby dry areas as soon as the wind blows."

It's a matter of concern for us. ' Jonathan Cox, deputy chief of the California Fire Department, said 4 million acres of forests in California have been reduced to ashes since Aug. 15. For us, control of glass fire is currently the highest priority.

The blaze, which has been raging since Sunday, has destroyed 220 homes and 600 buildings, including a similar number of commercial structures. More than 80,000 people are being evacuated. The wind was blowing at a height to the west of the fire. Fire department personnel expect it to take a long time to stop the fire from spreading to new areas.

110 km north of San Francisco. The town of Callistoga, famous for its hot springs, mud baths and wineries in the hills of remote Napa County, will need more crews and equipment to control the fire, the fire department said. The temperature in the area has risen due to fire and smoke. As a result, air quality in the San Francisco Bay Area has declined. Several studies have linked several major wildfires in the United States to climate change caused by burning coal, oil and gas.

Scientists say climate change has made California's weather even drier. As a result trees and other plants in forests have become more flammable. The Glass Fire is the largest fire in the area in three years. More than 17,000 firefighters across the state are trying to control more than two dozen fires.