Ghastly blazes broke out over the weekend and spread across lands along with the hot, humid weather and the gusty hot winds in the state of California. The Post Fire, burning near Gorman, northwest of Los Angeles broke out on Saturday afternoon and by Monday morning the fire along with the gusty winds was powerful enough to devour 15,610 acres of mountainous land.
The Point Fire broke out in Sonoma and destroyed 1,190 stretches of land. The cause of these wildfires has yet to be identified. Amid the onset of wildfires, advisories and fire maps have been issued for the safe rescue ofresidents in the concerned areas.
One of the most massive fires so far of the 11 wildfires burning in the state is the Post Fire. What started as a brushfire near Gorman in northwestern Los Angeles County resulted in evacuation efforts of residents. By Monday morning the wildfire destroyed approximately 15,000 acres of land. As reported by CBS News, 1,100 personnel from 34 different crews are working together to put out the fire.
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The crew has managed to contain around 20% of the blaze so far with the aid of 14 water tankers, 11 bulldozers and several helicopters along with other vehicles. A total of 1,100 people have been evacuated from the Hungary Valley Park and Pyramid Lake was shut down as the wildfire neared the locations.
According to the updates provided by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, also known as CalFire, to CBS News, the wildfire erupted in Sonoma, near north of San Francisco. 400 personnel from 12 different crews wired together to put out the fire and managed to contain 20% of the blaze. The firefighters used 10 water tankers, 4 helicopters, and air tankers to help in fire suppression.
Firefighters evacuated hundreds of people on Sunday as the wildfire sparked. In addition, 4,000 residents were given warnings of evacuation as two resident structures were destroyed by Monday nightfall.
