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Editor's note: As of Thursday, Dec. 12, the Franklin Fire is still consuming thousands of acres. Click here for the latest. SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Firefighters began to contain a fast-growing ...
For the record: 7:04 a.m. Oct. 28, 2024: An earlier version of this article said a lithium-ion battery fire occurred on Interstate 15 near Bakersfield.It was near Baker. For more than two days, a ...
It took roughly 50,000 gallons of water and aerial drops of fire retardant to cool the batteries from Tesla Semi truck that crashed on Interstate 80 near Emigrant Gap last month, according to ...
The Mountain Fire began shortly before 9:00 a.m. PST on November 6 during an episode of strong Santa Ana winds in Southern California. [2] The National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center delineated an "extremely critical" risk area on their Day 1 fire weather outlook, warning of low relative humidity values combined with a strong wind event with gusts of over 65 miles per hour (105 km/h ...
The fire had charred 3,000 acres by Wednesday morning, 1,000 more acres than conditions about 6 p.m. Tuesday, according to the National Interagency Fire Center’s Northern California operations.
The Cocos Fire, previously known as the Twin Oaks Fire, [44] was a wildfire that ignited on May 14 in San Marcos, in the hills south of California State University, San Marcos. [8] The Cocos Fire quickly spread into western Escondido. The fire destroyed more than 40 buildings, including a dozen single-family homes. [45]
At 8:15 pm on Tuesday night, CAL FIRE has reported that the Hennessey Fire had consumed 10,000 acres, the Gamble Fire off of Berryessa Knoxville Road has also consumed 10,000 acres, the Spanish Fire near Spanish Flat had grown to 1,000 acres, the "15-10" near Putah Creek Bridge had burned 8,000 acres, and the newly-ignited Markley Fire near the ...
Its rapid growth made it the largest active fire in the state, surpassing the Line Fire, which is also burning in San Bernardino and has scorched 37,589 acres with 21% containment.