Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Southern California Fire Update
Above, LiveLeak has a time lapse of the Harris fire. It was taken between midnight and 11:30 today.
Click here for more STATter 911 Southern California coverage and links, including details on the firefighters burned on Sunday and the close call from Orange County on Monday.
Below is an afternoon rundown from AP on the Southern California wildfires.
San Diego County
--Witch Fire: About 196,420 acres in northern San Diego County from Witch Creek to Rancho Santa Fe. Ten percent contained. Destroyed 500 homes, 100 businesses and 50 outbuildings; damaged 375 other buildings including 250 homes. Two civilians and 12 firefighters injured.
--Harris Fire: About 73,000 acres, north of border town of Tecate. Containment around 10 percent. Destroyed 200 homes; threatened 2,000 homes and 500 commercial properties. One civilian killed, 21 civilians and five firefighters injured.
--Rice Fire: About 7,500 acres in Fallbrook in northern San Diego County. Containment around 15 percent. Destroyed 206 homes and two commercial properties. One firefighter injured.
--Poomacha Fire: About 25,000 acres on La Jolla Indian Reservation in northeastern San Diego County. No containment. Destroyed 50 homes; threatened 2,000 homes. Ten firefighters injured.
--Camp Pendleton Fire: About 3,000 acres on the Marine base north of San Diego. Containment around 10 percent.
-- At least 1,200 homes in the county have been destroyed, according to officials.
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Los Angeles County
--Buckweed Fire: About 38,356 acres, south of Agua Dulce in northeastern Los Angeles County. Containment around 94 percent. Destroyed 15 homes, 17 outbuildings, two bridges and 40 vehicles. Four people injured. About 15,000 people evacuated.
--Canyon Fire: About 4,500 acres, coastal community of Malibu.Containment around 85 percent. Destroyed six homes, two businesses and a church. Damaged nine homes, five commercial buildings. Four people injured. About 1,500 people, including several celebrities, evacuated.
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Ventura County
--Ranch Fire: About 51,337 acres in Castaic area near Piru. Containment around 45 percent. Destroyed three homes, four outbuildings. Threatened 500 homes and 50 commercial buildings. No injuries reported.
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Orange County
--Santiago Fire: About 19,200 acres east of Irvine. Containment around 30 percent. Destroyed six homes and eight outbuildings. Damaged eight homes and 12 outbuildings. Four firefighters injured. About 3,000 people evacuated.
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San Bernardino County
--Slide Fire: More than 5,119 acres in Green Valley Lake area of San Bernardino Mountains, east of Lake Arrowhead. No containment. At least 200 homes destroyed.
--Grass Valley Fire: More than 1,000 acres in Grass Valley area northwest of Lake Arrowhead. Containment around 5 percent. Destroyed at least 113 homes.
--Slide and Grass Valley fires combined threaten estimated 10,000 homes in resort communities. Thousands of residents and a hospital
evacuated.
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