While firefighters battelled two major wildfires across California, another fire began to burn near Los Angeles causing thousands of California residents to evacuate their homes.
According to CBS News, the Kincade fire broke out on Wednesday and is continuing to burn. The Kincade fire is burning trough Northern California near the San Francisco Bay area and according to CNN, the fire has forced nearly 200,000 people from their homes. Power has also been shut off as a result of the fire leaving around one million people without electricity. As of Monday afternoon, the Kincade fire in Sonoma county had burned through 66,000 acres of land, destroyed around 100 structures, and had sent two first responders to the hospital with burn-related injuries. CBS News reports that as of early Monday morning, the Kincade fire was only 5% contained.
California Governor Gavin Newsom is calling the fire weather conditions “unprecedented” as the state is experiencing incredibly high winds of up to 77mph. Reportedly, this has contributed to the difficulty of containing the fires.
Newsom said in an emergency declaration, “fire weather conditions are unprecedented due to the scale, scope, wind speed and dry fuel conditions.
“We are deploying every resource available, and are coordinating with numerous agencies as we continue to respond to these fires.”
He added, “It…
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