Thousands flee wildfires in California; Canada blazes grow
OROVILLE, California - Wildfires barreled across the baking landscape of the western U.S. and
Canada, destroying homes and forcing thousands of residents to flee.
Here's a look at the wildfires blackening the West.
Two major wildfires in California have
forced nearly 8,000 people out of their homes. About 4,000 people
evacuated and another 7,400 were told to prepare to leave their homes as
fire swept through grassy foothills in the Sierra Nevada, about 60
miles north of Sacramento, the California Department of Forestry and
Fire Protection said Sunday.
The fire has burned nearly 4 square miles (11 sq.
kilometers), injured four firefighters and destroyed at least 10
structures, but that number is expected to rise, fire spokeswoman Mary
Ann Aldrich said.
The area burning was southeast of Oroville, where
spillways in the nation's tallest dam began crumbling from heavy rains
this winter and led to temporary evacuation orders for 200,000 residents
downstream.
"It
leaves you feeling like you can't catch a break," said Sharon Reitan,
who sought shelter at an evacuation center with her boyfriend Sunday
night. More
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