Michael
Borys and Justin Horak
Staff
Writers
On
Nov. 9, Northern California was surprised with an enormous fire killing 42
people. As well as, 200 people missing. Around 6,700 buildings and structures
were destroyed which is becoming the most destructive fire in California
history. This occured in the foothills
of the Sierra Nevada, which was richy populated with retirees. There are
currently two fires going on in the state of California the “Campfire” and the
“Woolsey Fire.”
The
Campfire is in Butte County California and 135,000 acres burned. The California
Firefighters have contained 35% of it and there were 48 fatalities and three firefighters injured. In
Butte County there were 8,817 structures destroyed and 7,600 of them homes. The
Woolsey Fire is a little smaller compared to the Campfire. The Woolsey Fire is
located in Los Angeles County and Ventura County California. This fire have
burned 97,620 acres of land and about 47% percent have been contained.
The number of people killed in wildfires
burning in California has risen to 50, including 48 from Northern California's
Campfire, already the most destructive and deadly blaze in state history.
Meanwhile, survivors of the massive Campfire, the deadliest blaze in the
state’s history continued to search for their
missing loved ones in the ruins of Paradise. In result of the devastating
fires, the air pollution is full of tiny particles that can cause health
problems, ranging from from temporary discomfort to long-term heart and lung
diseases.
The largest wildfire, “Camp Fire” ravaged
through about 153 thousand acres. The fire began at approximately 6:30 A.M.
Later in the same day the “Woolsey Fire” burnt about 97 thousand acres which
started at about 2:30 P.M. The smallest wildfire, “Hill Fire” burnt through
four and a half thousand acres which started at 2:00 P.M. Seventeen days after
the wildfires began, firefighters confirmed that the fire has been 100 percent
contained. In result there were three total wildfires that occurred.
