A Los Angeles suburb is battling a massive fire. According to information provided around 3 p.m. local time (midnight Polish time – editor), the element has already taken hold approximately 770 acres (over 310 hectares – ed.) and spreads very quickly due to dry soil and strong winds from 80 to 130 km/h. In the higher parts, gusts reach even 160 km/h.
The fire forced an evacuation the luxurious Pacific Palisades district located on the ocean coast west of the center of the second largest metropolis in the United States.
According to estimates, the element can cover another area in a minute about three football fields. Districts inhabited over 27 thousand people.
Los Angeles. A massive fire ravages a luxurious district. People are stuck in traffic jams
The flames may soon reach a densely populated part of Santa Monica. The authorities issued a warning about “extreme threat”.
Reuters reports that huge clouds of smoke can be seen from the mountains from a distance of several dozen kilometers, because in addition to the forests, the flames also began to consume many nearby houses.
The California department responsible for forest fire safety issued an order at dawn local time to immediately leave their homes due to the immediate threat to life. Many residents took the warnings seriously and she left the house on foot in a hurryleaving all their belongings behind.
Some of those escaping however, it got stuck in huge traffic jams – some people left their cars and the services are removing the vehicles using heavy equipment.
Extreme wildfires in California. The metropolis is preparing for a power outage
From Tuesday to Thursday in more than half of Los Angeles County – the most populous county in United States – valid highest fire danger alert. The decision was issued by the US National Weather Service.
Mayor of Los Angeles Karen Bass ordered emergency measures, mobilizing key city departments to prepare for the accident power lines being torn down by falling treeswhich may cause power outages.