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Lightning sparks California fires
7 hours ago
More than 840 wildfires sparked by an "unprecedented" lightning storm are burning in Northern California,
Fire crews from Nevada and Oregon have been brought in to help deal with the situation.
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said he found it "quite shocking" how quickly the number of fires has risen in just one day.
At least 842 fires were burning on Monday, said Del Walters, assistant regional chief of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. That was up from 540 late on Sunday. All but a couple were in the northern part of the state.
"This is an unprecedented lightning storm in California, that it lasted as long as it did, 5,000 to 6,000 lightning strikes," Walters said. "We are finding fires all the time."
Firefighting aircraft and other aid arrived from Nevada and Oregon on Monday. Schwarzenegger said he asked for help "because you can never prepare for 500 or 700 or 800 fires all at the same time".
Fierce thunderstorms on Friday night touched off the blazes.
In Mendocino County alone there were 110 fires, with just 17 contained. Two of the state's biggest fires had each charred nearly six square miles.
One started in Napa County and quickly moved into Solano County, and threatened about 250 homes 40 miles southwest of Sacramento, said Kevin Colburn, a spokesman for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. It was 60% contained.
The other was in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, 160 miles north of Sacramento, and threatened about 1,200 homes. The largest of the fires threatened about 1,200 homes, and several youth camps and forced evacuations. The governor declared a state of emergency in Monterey and Trinity Counties on Monday.
Lightning sparks California fires
7 hours ago
More than 840 wildfires sparked by an "unprecedented" lightning storm are burning in Northern California,
Fire crews from Nevada and Oregon have been brought in to help deal with the situation.
Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said he found it "quite shocking" how quickly the number of fires has risen in just one day.
At least 842 fires were burning on Monday, said Del Walters, assistant regional chief of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. That was up from 540 late on Sunday. All but a couple were in the northern part of the state.
"This is an unprecedented lightning storm in California, that it lasted as long as it did, 5,000 to 6,000 lightning strikes," Walters said. "We are finding fires all the time."
Firefighting aircraft and other aid arrived from Nevada and Oregon on Monday. Schwarzenegger said he asked for help "because you can never prepare for 500 or 700 or 800 fires all at the same time".
Fierce thunderstorms on Friday night touched off the blazes.
In Mendocino County alone there were 110 fires, with just 17 contained. Two of the state's biggest fires had each charred nearly six square miles.
One started in Napa County and quickly moved into Solano County, and threatened about 250 homes 40 miles southwest of Sacramento, said Kevin Colburn, a spokesman for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. It was 60% contained.
The other was in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, 160 miles north of Sacramento, and threatened about 1,200 homes. The largest of the fires threatened about 1,200 homes, and several youth camps and forced evacuations. The governor declared a state of emergency in Monterey and Trinity Counties on Monday.
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