CALIFORNIA ON FIRE AGAIN

THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IS BEING TORCHED

Large fire in California forces tens of thousands to evacuate

Entire town of Paradise evacuated due to fast-moving wildfire in northern California

[evacuated become homeless people]

Tens of thousands of people were forced to evacuate their homes on Thursday due to a fast-moving wildfire in northern California, dubbed the Camp Fire by local officials, The Hill reports.

The fire prompted the evacuation of the entire town of Paradise, as well as Magalia, Concow, Butte Creek Canyon and Butte Valley, according to the state's wildfire agency Cal Fire. Paradise, a town of roughly 27,000, is known locally as a popular retirement community. Butte County's sheriff told The Associated Press that the situation was "very dangerous and very serious”. arutzsheva

Huge wildfires also raged in California this past summer, forcing some 40,000 Californians to be evacuated from their homes. arutzsheva

A series of forest fires in northern California last year killed more than 40 people, destroyed thousands of buildings and ravaged hundreds of thousands of acres. Wildfires grow to 100 miles wide, tear through northern California killing 40, destroying nearly 6,000 homes. arutzsheva

SEE Stunning satellite images show brutal path of California wildfires dailymail

UPDATE: Jewish institutions damaged as fires rage in California arutzsheva
Fires racing through parts of Southern California torch buildings used by Jewish schools, synagogues. The Jewish institutions including several synagogues turned to their social media pages to distribute information, and to offer support. Many held Havdalah services on Saturday night at other nearby sites, most livestreamed on their social media pages, in order to provide support and healing for their members

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How fast is this fire moving? It’s burning up the equivalent of 80 football fields per minute. Residents in towns like Paradise, Chico, Magalia, Concow, Yankee Hill, Butte Creek Canyon, Cherokee, and Durham have already been told to evacuate. And emergency responders are doing their best to perform welfare checks on people who are unaccounted for.

“This fire did move through the town of Paradise quickly,” Paradise Police Chief Eric Reinbold told the local Enterprise-Record newspaper. “We’re very grateful for our partnerships with allied agencies, Cal Fire, our agency, the town staff worked as quickly as possible to evacuate, using our evacuation plans. And the things that we’ve trained for over the years. There is a lot of devastation in town.”

Death toll in wildfire in northern California rises to 23 after 14 additional bodies found. 110 still considered missing. The death toll in the ferocious wildfire in northern California rose to 23 on Saturday, according to The Associated Press. Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea said 14 additional bodies were found. The victims have not been identified. Two people were found dead in a wildfire in southern California, bringing the total number of fatalities for the state to 25. The fire became California's third deadliest since record-keeping began, with the death toll surpassing that from a blaze last year that ravaged the city of Santa Rosa. arutzsheva

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