The line and bridge fires explode in California, thousands of acre evaporated, thousands of evacuated – AOL

The bridge of the bridge is raging through southern California, forcing thousands of evacuations and burning over 50,000 acres, as fire authorities hope that the outburst of humidity will continue to slow down.

The fire, which burns in the mountains of San Gabriel north of Los Angeles and San Bernardino, contains only 3%, according to Kenichi Hasquet, head of the Los Angeles County Fire Service. Approximately 11,000 homes have received warnings or evacuation orders, he said.

This is one of the three fires in the area. To the east, the linear fire contains only 21%, while the airport fire, in the Santa Ana mountains, on the other side of San Bernardino, contains 8%, according to Calfire. In general, they consumed more than 112,000 acres and forced tens of thousands of residents to leave their homes.

Thousands of firefighters, planes, helicopters Battle Bridge Fire

Fire officials hope that slowing the wind speed and the humid air will increase the growth of the bridge fire. “Time was in our favor,” Hasquet said.

The perimeter of the fire “saw minimal growth” and its southern flank “showed a small movement,” according to a report from the news of the fire authorities on Thursday.

Fire maintenance efforts did not slow down. Hasquet said over 2100 firefighters were on the spot on Friday. The planes released water and firearms all day on Thursday, and crews, dosage and engines “aggressively attacking” the northern flank of fire, according to a news message.

On Friday night, “firefighters were able to gain a good detention on the southern part of the fire,” Hasquet said.

Hasquet called people in the area to comply with the warnings and evacuation orders. “We can’t make you leave, but it makes it difficult if people are not mobile enough to leave alone if the fire would threaten their livelihood,” he said.

After desecration on Sunday afternoon, the bridge fire began to grow rapidly on Tuesday, consuming over 13,000 acres. By Thursday, nearly three dozen homes in the Mt. Baldy and Wrightwood and six desert cabins are burned, according to Los Angeles County Fire Service, Anthony Marronine.

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Hopes the more cool weather can slow down the fire on the line

Meanwhile, the line fire threatens 65,000 structures in the area, as of Thursday night. The California authorities said this could also be delayed as temperatures are cooling, but the north and east sides are still increasing, according to Calfire. Four Blackhawk helicopters, two planes and 80 crew members are located to combat it.

Justin Halustenberg, a 34-year-old man accused of igniting the line fire, has been arrested and accused of arson and use of ignition devices, among other accusations, San Bernardino County sheriff Shannon Dicus reported. Officials have accused Halstenberg of using devices to ignite the fire in three separate places.

Completed Orders for Evacuation of Airport Fire Decreased

Firefighters fought the flame of the fire at the Trabquo Canyon Airport on Thursday. The blaze has burned over 23,000 acres in Riverside and Orange.

Against the backdrop of favorable weather conditions, authorities have reduced the evacuation orders, but nearly 22,000 structures are still threatened, according to Calfire. The fire destroyed two structures and damaged seven.

Fire officials on Wednesday have posted a video online, which has since won nearly 220,000 views, showing a woman who walks amid flames from the airport fire before being rescued in an emergency vehicle.

In the video, the woman looked boss, the earth behind her a blanket of fire, when the SUV with flashing lights was pulling up.

“One of our brave battalion chiefs risks everything to save a woman who goes through the flames,” the Calfire/Riverside County Fire Service, published in X.

The fire may have been accidentally triggered on Monday by a team of workers located by local authorities to block Trabucco and Trabco Creek Canyon areas in an attempt to stop future fires in the area, Palm Springs’s Desert Sun, part of the United States today, reports.

Cybele Mayes-Determan is a Breaking News reporter for USA Today. Reach it by email at [email protected]. Follow it at X @cybelemo.

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