California Gov. Schwarzenegger has urged residents in fire evacuation zones to flee
Schwarzenegger referring to three residents in Big Tujunga Canyon who suffered burns while trying to save their homes Saturday said:
“There will be people who don’t listen… Move as soon as [fire crews tell you] to move.”
The Station fire, characterized as “treacherous” by U.S. Forest Service Incident Chief the has now burned more than 35,000 acres of land, destroying another handful of homes.
Schwarzenegger: Evacuate if Ordered
About 6,600 homes across the 32-km fire line were reportedly under mandatory evacuation as a DC-10 and other aircraft doused the area with hundreds of tons of water and orange-colored flame retardant.
According to Gov Schwarzenegger, 12,500 structures are under threat, with 2,200 personnel tackling the fire, which is 5 percent contained.
DC-10 douses the Station fire and surrounding area with fire retardant. This picture was taken from Soledad Canyon Road in Acton. Credit: Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times. Image may be subject to copyright.
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