![]() More than a thousand firefighters were struggling to contain a wind-whipped brush fire in southern California on December 5 that has left at least one person dead, sent thousands fleeing, and was choking the area with thick black smoke. The Thomas Fire burns along a hillside near Santa Paula, California, on December 5, 2017. The fire was on the other side of the highway from both the Skirball museum and the Getty museum, where the art was staying put. Told to leave: Evacuations in some of the area’s most affluent neighborhoods near the Skirball Fire affected 46,000 people, officials said.Red flag warnings will be in effect through Saturday night, 24 hours later than originally predicted. Humidity will be super dry – less than 10%. The winds will pick up, with gusts up to 64 mph, before they taper down again. Overworked firefighters caught a little bit of a break Wednesday when the winds eased somewhat, but the forecast for the next three days was bad news on top of bad news. More than 100,000 acres in Southern California have burned with little containment. ![]() “There’s a lot of potential for some large fire growth (for this fire).” ![]() “We stand a fairly good chance of a very challenging night and day (Thursday),” said Tim Chavez, a fire behavior analyst for CalFire, at a news conference on the 90,000-acre Thomas Fire in Ventura County. Terrazas and other officials in Southern California warned residents Wednesday evening that a series of wildfires fueled by wicked Santa Ana winds and dangerously dry vegetation likely was going to get even worse in the next 24 hours. The number for Thursday is 296, the highest it has ever been, according to Los Angeles Fire Chief Ralph Terrazas. As separate wildfires rage through Southern California, witness the damage in Ventura County, where tens of thousands of people were forced to flee the blaze.Įvery day firefighters in Los Angeles receive a brush burning index report that indicates the fire danger. ![]()
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