Author: Stephen Johnson / Source: Big Think
- The ‘Camp Fire’ broke out early Thursday morning in Paradise, a town north of Sacramento.
- It’s so far left five people dead and thousands of buildings destroyed.
- Meanwhile, two other wildfires are spreading north of Los Angeles.
Three wildfires are wreaking havoc in California as they blaze across tinder-dry landscapes, one north of Sacramento and the other two west of Los Angeles.
Early Thursday morning, the so-called Camp fire tore through the town of Paradise, destroying some 2,000 homes and buildings, and forcing 30,000 people to evacuate the area. The cause of the fire has not been determined.
“There’s nothing much left standing,” a fire department spokesperson said about Paradise.
At least five people have been found dead so far.
PARADISE, CA – NOVEMBER 08: Embers blow in the wind as the Camp Fire burns a KFC restaurant on November 8, 2018 in Paradise, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
As of Friday morning, the Camp Fire had burned an estimated 70,000 acres, or 110 square miles, according to a government fire tracker. Some 2,000 firefighters have been trying to contain the blaze and prevent it from spreading to the nearby city of Chico, home to 90,000 people. The firefighters, several of whom have been injured so far, had only contained about 5% of the wildfire as of Friday morning.
Strong winds and dry conditions are feeding the blaze,…
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