Team Blitz India
WILDFIRES broke out over the weekend and spread across lands along with the hot, humid weather and the gusty hot winds in California, as per an AP report. The fire, burning near Gorman, northwest of Los Angeles, broke out on June 15 afternoon, and by June 16 morning the fire along with the gusty winds was powerful enough to destroy 15,000 acres of mountainous land. At the time of filing this report, there were more incidents of wildfires in California which spread and destroyed vast acres of land in its wake.
Cause unknown
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 of residents in the affected 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.
People evacuated
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. Pyramid Lake was shut down as the wildfire neared the locations.
