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Wildfire in North San Diego, California on December 24 – Photo: NBC News / CALFIRESANDIEGO
Reuters reported that a wildfire occurred at a US Navy base in Southern California that forced the evacuation of more than 7,000 people from neighboring areas on December 24 (US time). Christmas.
According to the California Fire and Forest Service (Cal Fire), a wildfire called the “Creek Fire” broke out on December 23 along a highway on the east side of Camp Pendleton, north of San Diego, and spread to an area. 1,214ha wide as of December 24.
The authorities did not register victims or material damage. However, early on December 24, the fires forced the evacuation of many people at the base, as well as residents of homes in neighboring Fallbrook communities, leaving 7,000 residents out of the area, according to Commander Thomas Shoots. by Cal Fire.
Per page The hillThe San Diego Gas & Electric Company said it cut power to 6,797 customers to prevent equipment from catching fire during current weather conditions. Southern California Edison also suspended power to more than 17,000 customers and is reviewing another 150,000 customers.
Wildfire at Camp Pendleton and Surrounding Areas Dec. 24 – Video: Cal Fire
A statement posted on Camp Pendleton’s Twitter account said that “the Fallbrook gate has closed the traffic compartment except for emergency transportation.”
As of mid-December 24, firefighters were still not in complete control of the fires, although the strong winds, which initially caused the fires to spread rapidly through the hay, had subsided in the early afternoon.
The cause of the fires is still under investigation. But Ryan Rushing, a senior member of the Camp Pendleton fire department, said the wildfires had spread rapidly in part due to “steep terrain, difficult access to the area and the wind.”
The wildfire took place in a context in which California suffered the worst wildfire in its history. More than 1.6 million hectares of forest land have been burned in California this year, double the record of 0.8 million hectares in 2018. Five of the largest fires in California history were recorded in just five years . 2020.
